The Eternal Optimist

The world needs a little
Good news every day
Just look on the bright side
It's better that way

Kick up your heels
Say howdy my friends
Just smile at a stranger
Your woes you'll transcend

On the verge of disaster
Show them there's hope
To look at this world
Through a much larger scope

It may be contagious
You'll start a new trend
Who knows it might happen
You'll make some new friends

I know that the cynics
Will laugh and they'll scoff
To think that us humans
Past sins we can doff

We've got to start somewhere
So why not right now
The world will stop fighting
And wars disavow

Just call me a dreamer
I welcome that name
Don't need any medals
No fortune or fame

The best compensation
A world filled with joy
Where everyone's happy
And spirits are buoyed

We can't let our efforts
Just wind up in vain
We must see a world
Where happiness reigns

It's crucial for us
To succeed in this quest
Else mankind will perish
My case I do rest