Mr. Optimist

He took a drive, his mother lied
He knows the difference in her eyes
He's paralyzed with indecision
He just left with a cigarette
Smoking like he missed it
'Cause it's harder to breathe on his own

So now the kid, he's doin' drugs
Survivin' on pure seratonin
Hooked on love, the kind that nobody is showin'
Now, Mr. Optimist got it bad, staying up knowing
He'll spend damn near the rest of his life
Only getting by

His father tries, but he stands aside out of commission
Every day, his family ties, all in remission
And he's caught in between everything that he sees
And he says, it's alright, he's sick and tired

So now the kid, he's doin' drugs
Survivin' on pure seratonin
Hooked on love, the kind that nobody is showin'
Now, Mr. Optimist got it bad, staying up knowing
He'll spend damn near the rest of his life
Only getting

Always getting by
Fakin' the time of his life
He'll just know the wrong, ignore the right

So now the kid, he's doin' drugs
Survivin' on pure seratonin
Hooked on love, the kind that nobody is showin'
Now, Mr. Optimist got it bad, staying up knowing
He'll spend damn near the rest of his life
Oh, he's getting by

Oh, and he's getting high, oh-oh
Oh, he's getting by
Oh-oh, terrified
Oh, I still get