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