Look at you, face down again
 Same as before, and you know why this happens
 At this point, there’s no real reason to believe
 You don’t need eyes in the back of your head to see
 This is the way you are, have always been
 Ever the fool
 To be young again
 To be young again
 Not wide awake, just narrow
 Not open to the bows and arrows
 Ever the optimist, you won’t be fooled again
 You get knocked down, then get up again
 In your coat of armor, you alone cultivate the land
 And remove the daggers from others hands
 You run the water, you soak their feet
 You fill the cups, you make them drink
 This is the way you are, have always been
 Ever the leader, the consummate believer
 Ever the leader, the consummate believer
 Not wide awake, just narrow
 Not open to the bows and arrows
 Ever the optimist, you won’t be fooled again
 You get knocked down, then get up again
 This is who you are, this is what you do
 when all else fails, ever the optimist