When I was young it seemed 当我年轻的时候，似乎

that life was so wonderful 生活是如此美妙

a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical 一个奇迹，哦，是美丽的，神奇

And all the birds in the trees 和所有在树上的鸟

well they'd be singing so happily 以及他们会这么快乐地唱歌

joyfully, oh playfully watching me 快乐，哦，调皮地看着我

   

But then they sent me away 但后来他们打发我走了

to teach me how to be sensible, 教我如何成为明智的，

logical, oh responsible, practical 合乎逻辑的，负责任的哦，实用

And they showed me a world 他们向我展示了一个世界

where I could be so dependable 在那里我能如此可靠

clinical, oh intellectual, cynical. 临床上，智力哦，愤世嫉俗。

   

There are times when all the world's asleep 有些时候，世界上所有的睡着了

The questions run too deep 问题跑太深

for such a simple man 对于这样一个简单的人

Won't you please, 会不会请你，

please tell me what we've learned 请告诉我，我们已经学会

I know it sounds absurd 我知道这听起来很荒谬

but please tell me who I am 但请告诉我，我是谁

   

Oh watch what you say 哦，看你说的话

or they'll be calling you a radical, 或者他们会打电话给你一个激进的，

a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal 一个开放的，呵呵狂热，犯罪

Oh won't you sign up your name 哦，你不签你的名字

we'd like to feel you're acceptable 我们想觉得你是可以接受的

respectable, presentable - & vegetable! 可敬的，像样的 - 和蔬菜！

   

But at night when all the world's asleep 但到了晚上，当世界上所有的睡着了

The questions run too deep 问题跑太深

for such a simple man 对于这样一个简单的人

Won't you please, 会不会请你，

please tell me what we've learned 请告诉我，我们已经学会

I know it sounds absurd 我知道这听起来很荒谬

but please tell me who I am 但请告诉我，我是谁