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(''Ahh'')
(''Ahh'')
(''Ahh'')
(''Ahh'')
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
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
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
I say, now 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
Whoa
Take it, take it, take it, yeah
But at night when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please (''Won't you tell me, won't you tell me what we've learned?'')
Please tell me what we've learned? (''Can you hear me, I know it sounds absurd'')
I know it sounds absurd (''Won't you help me, tell me who I am'')
But please tell me who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am, yeah
Woo!
Hey!
'Cause I'm feeling so logical
Hey!
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-digital
Yeah, one, two, three, five
Ooh, uh, uh, uh, yeah
Ooh, it's getting unbelievable
Yeah
Ooh

ziakut Mar 29, 2013 - 07:32	Back in the day...album art was beautiful...oh it was plentiful...now it's so pitiful. Thanks Supertramp for contributing the music and a genre of a long lost place. [ Reply ]
jmsmy Jan 25, 2013 - 13:34	Sometimes there is a lot of truth in a No 1 song. Very deep lyrics about a child becoming an adult and a generation coming of age. [ Reply ]
unclehud Jan 25, 2013 - 13:28	BikeCoachDave wrote: From the 'how could I be both blind AND stupid' admission files. Seen this album cover a few thousand times since I was young and remember the song from its release in '78. But until today, just now, did I look at it and realize it was a view from a plane and that the waitress on the cover is playing the statue of liberty. Holy cow I cant believe I just admitted that..... Well, well, well. It sure is. Learned my "something new" for today. Thanks, BikeCoachDave! [ Reply ]
Lichenia, Jan 25, 2013 - 13:26	More of Supertramp please and while I'm asking Steely Dan as they are both tops. [ Reply ]
1wolfy Oct 23, 2012 - 12:28	I'd much rather hear Rudy (Crime of the Century) [ Reply ]
lily34 Oct 23, 2012 - 12:28	this song reminds me of some tv movie in the mid-late 70's with lavar burton who played some kind of disabled teen/young adult that ended up getting really taken advantage of. the song was used in the show, i think. [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach Sep 22, 2012 - 00:30	funkyalfonso wrote: Oh dear. The continual playing of this track and others like it by my local fm stations (e.g. Vancouver's Rock 101) was what made me start listening to RP in the first place. What bugged me most of all was that if these stations insisted on playing music from the same bands, at least play different tracks. I never want to hear this song again. Vancouver radio really did beat this band to death, this song being a prime example. I know you are not exaggerating when you say you never want to hear it again. The word "shrill" comes to mind. [ Reply ]
funkyalfonso Aug 21, 2012 - 12:26	Oh dear. The continual playing of this track and others like it by my local fm stations (e.g. Vancouver's Rock 101) was what made me start listening to RP in the first place. What bugged me most of all was that if these stations insisted on playing music from the same bands, at least play different tracks. I never want to hear this song again. [ Reply ]
calispera Jun 19, 2012 - 14:13	spiritfla wrote: always a good listen. After having listened to it thousands of times, I'm still in love with it, and it's more than 30 years old. [ Reply ]
Keef Jun 19, 2012 - 14:12	Thanks for the commentary Bill. I forgot how much I used to love this band. [ Reply ]
sajitjacob Jun 19, 2012 - 14:11	A truly brilliant album cover. A moment of silence please for the art of album covers.. RIP. [ Reply ]
spiritfla Jun 19, 2012 - 14:10	always a good listen. [ Reply ]
ckcotton Feb 13, 2012 - 15:00	zeelandhills wrote: holy cow, Dave...I can't believe you just educated me, too. There were just a few distractions in the late 70's..at least for me! Count me in the "educated" now too [ Reply ]
horstman Sep 08, 2011 - 09:34	Misterfixit wrote: The song tells the story of a man who: is taken away from the unspoilt immediacy of childhood (When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical), undergoes education (but then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical), sees a future prepared for him lacking any spontaneity of reaction (And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical), feels constricted in his freedom of speech (Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, liberal, fanatical, criminal), is put under pressure to conform (Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable) and ends up confused, without a coherent self-image (please tell me who I am). and all of it is Bush's fault, of course. More likely it was Reagan's fault as this was his era (error). [ Reply ]
zeelandhills Jul 07, 2011 - 15:42	BikeCoachDave wrote: From the 'how could I be both blind AND stupid' admission files. Seen this album cover a few thousand times since I was young and remember the song from its release in '78. But until today, just now, did I look at it and realize it was a view from a plane and that the waitress on the cover is playing the statue of liberty. Holy cow I cant believe I just admitted that..... holy cow, Dave...I can't believe you just educated me, too. There were just a few distractions in the late 70's..at least for me! [ Reply ]
Sp3o May 05, 2011 - 10:19	Liked it then, still like it now [ Reply ]
BikeCoachDave May 05, 2011 - 10:19	From the 'how could I be both blind AND stupid' admission files. Seen this album cover a few thousand times since I was young and remember the song from its release in '78. But until today, just now, did I look at it and realize it was a view from a plane and that the waitress on the cover is playing the statue of liberty. Holy cow I cant believe I just admitted that..... [ Reply ]
rdo May 05, 2011 - 10:18	Misterfixit wrote: The song tells the story of a man who: is taken away from the unspoilt immediacy of childhood (When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical), undergoes education (but then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical), sees a future prepared for him lacking any spontaneity of reaction (And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical), feels constricted in his freedom of speech (Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, liberal, fanatical, criminal), is put under pressure to conform (Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable) and ends up confused, without a coherent self-image (please tell me who I am). and all of it is Bush's fault, of course. He just needs one big hug from Big Brother. [ Reply ]
Foot Apr 03, 2011 - 18:34	Awful then, awful now - hard to believe RP would waste its time on this one. [ Reply ]
ziakut Mar 03, 2011 - 07:27	Oddly poignant today...mostly nostalgic for me now. Doesn't hold up as well today as it once did, but still enjoy it's place. The album cover for this and the whole design front and back cover were solid and cool. Back in a time when album covers were important. Nowadays it seems the sloppier and less meaningful the design the better, the more mysterious and cool it is. Not for me! [ Reply ]