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
And joyfully, oh, playfully watching me
But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible
Oh, logical, oh, responsible and practical
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable
Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual and 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
Please tell me who I am
I said, watch what you say, or they'll be calling you a radical
Liberal, oh, fanatical, a criminal
Won't you sign up your name?
We'd like to feel you're acceptable
Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable
Oh, take it, take it, yeah
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
Please tell me who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
