The Optimist

I wake up silent, turn the TV on,
I’m looking for some peace of mind.
But it looks like the war’s still on,
it’s still the blind leading the blind.

And there are still people starving here on earth,
while we send shuttles into space,
and we’re still doing a damned good job of
fuck, fuck, fucking up this place.

But then you smile at me,
then you smile at me,
and even though
it’s only temporary

You, you, you, you
are showing me,
the optimist in me
the optimist in me.

And I am not some crusader who
never littered, never swears,
I just like to know what’s in my food
is more than just another source of despair.

But when you smile at me,
when you smile at me,
even though
it’s only temporary,

You, you, you, you
are showing me,
the optimist in me
the optimist in me.

So even though I still care a lot,
even though the world’s still stuffed,
when I look out into the sky
you help me see the stars, not just the dust,

and when you smile at me,
when you smile at me,
even though
it’s only temporary,

You, you, you, you
are showing me,
the optimist in me
the optimist in me.