When I was young, it
seemed that life was
so wonderful,
a
miracle,
oh it was beautiful,
magical And all the
birds in the trees,
well they'd be
singing so happily,
joyfully, oh, playfully,
watching me
But then they
sent me away to
teach me how to be
sensible,
logical,
oh, responsible,
practical
And they showed me a
world where I could
be so dependable,
clinical,
oh, intellectual,
cynical
There are times when
all the world's
asleep,
The questions run
too deep
for such a
simple man
Won't you please,
please tell me what
we've learned
I know it sounds
absurd
but please tell me
who I am
I said now, watch
what you say,
or they'll be calling
you a radical,
a liberal, oh,
fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up
your name?
We'd like to feel
you're acceptable,
respectable,
oh, presentable, a
vegetable!
But at night, when all
the world's asleep,
The questions run so
deep
For such a simple
man
Won't you please,
please tell me what
we've learned
I know it sounds
absurd,
But please tell me
who I am
