I have encountered in my course Many open-minded folks And often, they would friend The journey, but not its end Against the scholar disgrace Too abstract for their taste They'd rather think body and mind A whole stoutly combined A cerebral life An endless strife Sleepless pursuits Nature's prized truths A cerebral life An endless strife Sleepless pursuits Nature's prized truths ♪ I noticed their despair None were truly aware The sacrifice implied Mistakenly applied Reminding me asceticism A self-refusing idealism That someone should pursue An endless strive for truth A cerebral life An endless strife Sleepless pursuits Nature's prized truths A cerebral life An endless strife Sleepless pursuits Nature's prized truths A cerebral life An endless strife Sleepless pursuits Nature's prized truths A cerebral life An endless strife Sleepless pursuits Nature's prized truths