Teacher Said

Teacher said
'Read your books'
Teacher said
'Don't talk in class'
Teacher said
'It's not how you look'
Teacher said
'It's how many exams you pass'

Teacher said
'Study hard'
Teacher said
'That's ENOUGH!'
Teacher said
'Concentrate'
But teacher didn't teach me
'Love'

Teacher said
'Love is nothing'
Teacher said
'You need a job'
Teacher said
'If you start lovin'
Teacher said
'It's yourself you rob'

I said,
'Teacher, I stand tall'
I said
'Teacher, you don't know it all'
I said
'Hey! Teacher! I don't wanna be''
I said
'Another brick in the wall'*

(*excludes a pink brick called Floyd, of course)