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      Oh, watch what you say   Or they'll be calling you a radical   A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal   Oh, won't you sign up your name   We'd like to feel you're acceptable   Respectable, presentable, and vegetable      But at night 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