Conflicted

I don't know who I am anymore. But there's got to be more to life than this.

"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 sent 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
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
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am..."