The Perpetual Optimist

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I wake up and feel alone
party full of people and I’m all alone
you never felt that way before
out of bed running when your feet hit the floor
I think the flavour of life is dull
just one bite and I feel full
you got an insatiable appetite
always got room for one more bite

I hear a train coming down the tracks
plug my ears and turn my back
you hoot along on your vocal chords
run alongside and climb aboard
I see it goin’ one-way bound
got no choice but the next stinkin’ town
you are the perpetual optimist
get no reward if you take no risk

and I’m pouring out
like a big, dark, stormy cloud
but you’re my raincoat
shielding me from doubt
and self harm

well I’m pouring out
like a big, dark, stormy cloud
but you’re my raincoat
shielding me from doubt
and self harm

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from The Perpetual Optimist, released November 22, 2019

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