I’M JUST LIKE ANYONE I DREAM OF BEING SOMEONE FIXED ON GROWING YOUNG MAN, AIN’T IT FUN I PUT UP A REAL GOOD FRONT – ACT REAL NONCHALANT IF I CAN’T CHANGE THE WORLD I’LL CHANGE MYSELF IN HOPE I STILL BELIEVE, IF NOTHING ELSE
IN SOCIETY SO BLEAK IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A FREAK UNCHAINED BY YOUR TV NO FEAR INSTALLED IN ME
I GOT THE FAITH, ETERNAL OPTIMIST AND I’M A BRAVE ETERNAL OPTIMIST A FAIL-SAFE ETERNAL OPTIMIST DON’T BAIL OUT ON ME
IF I’M CONSIDERED MAD IT MIGHT JUST MAKE ME GLAD DEVIATION HERE CAN’T BE TOO BAD
YOU CAN’T TELL ME THAT I CAN’T ’COS I CAN DO ANYTHING SHOULD I SCREW UP, THAT’S FINE I’LL TRY AGAIN RESPONSIBLE, NO GUILT. I FEEL NO SHAME
YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE TO BLAME FOR WHAT’S WRONG IN YOUR BRAIN DENY YOUR SELFDECEIT YOU JUST AIN’T FOOLING ME
I REMAIN AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST A BETTER DAY ETERNAL OPTIMIST A FAIL-SAFE ETERNAL OPTIMIST DON’T BAIL OUT ON ME
A TRUE BLUE ETERNAL OPTIMIST A BONA FIDE ETERNAL OPTIMIST A CERTIFIED ETERNAL OPTIMIST SO DON’T BAIL OUT ON ME
I’M A BRAVE ETERNAL OPTIMIST I KEEP THE FAITH, ETERNAL OPTIMIST A FAIL-SAFE ETERNAL OPTIMIST DON’T YA BAIL OUT ON ME