There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
The Logical Song est une chanson du groupe de rock progressif britannique Supertramp. Elle est sorti en tant que single principal de l'album Breakfast in America en mars 1979 chez A&M Records.
The Logical Song rencontre un énorme succès commercial, atteignant la septième place au Royaume-Uni et la sixième place du Billboard Hot 100 aux États-Unis. En France, il occupe la seconde place du hit-parade. Paul McCartney l'a nommé comme étant sa chanson préférée de l'année 19793.
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, playfully watching me
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And 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 said, watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical
Liberal, oh fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're Acceptable
Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable!
Oh, 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 tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
Please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am
'Cause I was feeling so logical
D-d-digital
One, two, three, five
Oh, oh, oh, oh
It's getting unbelievable