You Were An Optimist

When the dust settled everything was in doubt

You didn't know where to turn

You were still off balance

Your mind wanders back in time

A thousand drinks ago

And you're an optimist

It's a bit hazy now

So many plot twists

So you try and try to forget

But the circuits have been etched

The connections are fresh

The contacts mesh

Each night

Raked over the coals

She called from a payphone

The voice on the tape didn't match his face

A sympathetic ear

So many plot twists

So you try and try to forget

But the circuits have been etched

The connections are fresh

The contacts mesh

And you're an optimist

You were an optimist