Saturday Video

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, playfully watching me.

But then they send me away
to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.

And they showed me a world where
I could be so dependable,
clinical, 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.

Now watch what you say or
they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, fanatical, criminal.

Won't you sign up your name,
we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable!

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
but please tell me who I am.