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