If you want to go out,
If you want to go out,
Read it in the papers,
Tell me what it's all about!

If you want to stay home,
If you want to stay home,
Freedom of the papers,
All you ever need to know!
Freedom of the papers,
All you've got to do! Oh no! Oh no!

If you want to go home,
If you want to go home,
Freedom from the papers,
All you've got to do is come!
Freedom from the papers,
All you've got to do! Oh no! Oh no!

If you want to go out,
If you want to go out,
Read it in the papers,
Tell me what it's all about!
Read it in the papers,
All you've got to do! Oh no! Not me!

If you want to go out,
If you want to go out,
If you want to go out,
If you want to go out,
If you want to go out...


Lyrics submitted by Nelly

Going Out Lyrics as written by Youssou N Dour Mouhamadou Kabou Gueye

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    I want to go out. This song makes me want to dance and sing and go out and party and I belt it out and its the best.

    periwinklebydayon July 03, 2003   Link
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    Read it in the papers, Tell me what it\'s all about! (If u wanna go against something, think first-- n tell \'me\')

    Freedom of the papers, All you ever need to know! (If u wanna stay where u are, life\'s good, and nothings worth changing, so ure welcome)

    Freedom from the papers, All you\'ve got to do is come! (If u change ur mind n want to return, arms are wide open, all u gotta do is.. well.. come back)

    eirunon April 22, 2005   Link
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    ermm.. about going out when you're a superstar? aaahahha.. n then freedom from the paper as in avoid or escape media oppression?

    ermm.. go out can mean to refuse to work because you disagree with your boss about your pay or working conditions

    maybe supergrass need to go out on a strike at Parlophone... hehheheheh i dunno...

    eirunon April 27, 2005   Link

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