When I was youngIt seemed that life was so wonderfulA miracle, oh
it was beautiful, magicalAnd all the birds in the treesWell
they'd be singing so happilyOh joyfully, oh playfully
watching meBut then they sent me awayTo teach me how to be
sensibleLogical, oh responsible, practicalAnd they showed me a
worldWhere I could be so dependableOh clinical, oh intellectual,
cynicalThere are times when all the world's asleepThe
questions run too deepFor such a simple manWon't you
please, please tell me what we've learnedI know it sounds
absurdBut please tell me who I amNow watch what you sayOr
they'll be calling you a radicalA liberal, oh fanatical,
criminalOh won't you sign up your nameWe'd like to
feel you'reAcceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a
vegetableAt night when all the world's asleepThe questions
run soo deepFor such a simple manWon't you please, please
tell me what we've learnedI know it sounds absurdBut please
tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am