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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rick Davies
Keyboards
Roger Hodgson
Vocals
John Helliwell
Woodwinds
Dougie Thomson
Bass Guitar
Bob C. Benberg
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick Davies
Songwriter
Roger Hodgson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Supertramp
Producer
Lenise Bent
Assistant Recording Engineer
Peter Henderson
Producer
Jeff Harris
Assistant Recording Engineer
Russel Pope
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me
[Verse 2]
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh, responsible, practical
And then 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 3]
I said, now watch what you say
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
Oh, take, take, take it, yeah
[Chorus]
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? (Oh won't you tell me, tell me what we've learned?)
(Can you hear me? I know it sounds absurd) I know it sounds absurd
(Oh won't you help me, and tell me who I am?) Please tell me who I am
Who I am, who I am, who I am
[Outro]
Ow
Hey
'Cause I was feelin' so logical
Yeah
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-digital
Yeah, one, two, three, five
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah
Ooh, it's gettin' unbelievable
Yeah
Gettin', gettin'
Ooh
Written by: Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson