When young There's so many questions to ask You grow and you have learn things so fast As kid, everything looks like a dream Somehow, dreams are not what they seem [Chorus:] You need the learnin' You need to to know There is but one way that you can go At school, there's so many words to be read You fool, nothing is learned from your bed Don't you know we're all equal at first You'll feel, the lack of knowledge like thirst [Repeat chorus] You talk, but your words they don't make no sense Why try, when you are not feelin' no tense You'll flunk, your effort is layin' too low You punk, you're just too stupid to know [Repeat chorus]