I'm Going To Say it Now - Live

Oh I am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
 But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that you like to burn
 So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
 That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 Oh I am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
 But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that you like to burn
 So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
 That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 Oh I am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
 But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke from the books that you like to burn
 So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
 That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 Oh you've given me a number and you've taken off my name
 To get around this campus why you almost need a plane
 And you're supporting Chang Kai-Shek, while I'm supporting Mao
 So when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 I wish that you'd make up your mind, I wish that you'd decide
 That I should live as freely as those who live outside
 Cause we also are entitled to the rights to be endowed
 And when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 Ooh, you'd like to be my father you'd like to be my Dad
 And give me kisses when I'm good and spank me when I'm bad
 But since I've left my parents I've forgotten how to bow
 So when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 And things they might be different if I was here alone
 But I've got a friend or two who no longer live at home
 And we'll respect our elders just as long as they allow
 That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 I've read of other countries where the students take a stand
 Maybe even help to overthrow the leaders of the land
 Now I wouldn't go so far to say we're also learnin' how
 But when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 So keep right on a-talkin' and tell us what to do
 If nobody listens my apologies to you
 And I know that you were younger once 'cause you sure are older now
 And when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 Oh I am just a student sir, and only want to learn
 But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke from the books
 that you like to burn
 So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
 That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
 (Additional verse, 1974)
 So I am just a trucker, sir, and I only want to learn
 But it's hard to read the the rise of the smoke
 From the fuel that you like to burn
 So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
 That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now