"The Logical Song" lyrics

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle
It was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well, they'd be singing so happily
Joyfully
Oh, playfully watching me

And then they sent me away
Show me how to be sensible
Logical
Oh, responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world
Where I could be so dependable
Clinical
Intellectual, cynical

But 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

Watch what you say
Now they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal
Fanatical, criminal
And won't you sign up your name?
We'd like to feel you're acceptable
Respectable
Presentable, a vegetable

But 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

There are times 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