I Want You

"I want you", it says on the front page

"It's time for boys to come of age"

"I want you, there's a war we gotta wage"

Every able-bodied man avail—

Well, I'm bodied, but not able

I don't need to write the tale

Just want a seat at the table

Come on, Sam, tell me is it true?

"I want you."

Yeah, but not—

(spoken)

Give me a chance, Doc. I promise you won't regret it

(sung)

I've got heart, though I might be small in stature

My physique, well, it's always met with laughter

I got smarts, but maybe not the kind you're after

Like IQ

Even wet, I'm a buck eleven

I've got asthma, can't even dance

I'd be in one-oh-seventh heaven

All I need is just one chance

What's a guy to do when "I want you" doesn't mean you?

Why can't they see that I would make a difference?

I'd rise up tall and look 'em in the eye

Why can't I be there to fight injustice?

Lend a hand while I stand up for the little guy

If they only knew everything I'm made of

Then they’d know it's true, there’s nothing I'm afraid of

But what's a guy to do when "I want you" doesn't mean—

I should be across the ocean

Hearing bugles playing "Taps"

Not pulling rusty wagons

Filled so high with scraps

These doctors think I'm crazy

But they're all full of—

Terrible advice

Come on, Doc

What do you say?

There's gotta be a way

(spoken)

You know, I could do this all day!

(sung)

'Cause somehow, someday

Somewhere, some way

4-F becomes 1-A!

Then you'll see that I will make a difference

I'll rise up tall and look 'em in the eye

And there I'll be to fight against injustice

Lend a hand and stand up for the little guy

And then I'll show you everything I'm made of

And then you'll know there’s nothing I'm afraid of

You point and you say "I want you"

But I don't believe that it's true

Now that I can see it seems that you agree

"I want you" doesn't actually mean me