Supertramp - The Logical Song
[Verse]
When I was young, it seemed that llfe was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they d be singing so happily,
Oh, 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,
oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical.
[Chorus]
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.
[Verse]
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, oh, presentable, a vegetable!
[Chorus]
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.