OPTIMISM MAN
YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT SOUL?
I SAID, YOU WANNA TALK TO ME ABOUT SOUL?!
I’M DEFINITELY NOT JUST STALLING FOR TIME, ‘CAUSE IT’S MY FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.

LISTEN UP BUDDY- WON’T YOU LEND ME YOUR EAR?
YOUR PROBLEMS WON’T LOOK SMALLER FROM WAY UP HERE.

THERE’S NO USE IN CARRYING YOUR TROUBLES AROUND
SO GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK AND TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

TAKE A BREATH, TAKE A LOOK, AT THE CHANCES BELOW
CUZ THERE’S JUST NO TELLING HOW YOUR STORY WILL GO
NOW WHY’D YOU WANNA LEAP OFF A BUILDING THIS HIGH?
IT’S ONLY TWO STORIES, YOU WOULDN’T ACTUALLY DIE

YOU’D BREAK BOTH LEGS AND SPEND A WEEK IN THE ICU
AND WHAT’S A POOR OLD HUMBLE CHAP LIKE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO?
IF YOU CAN’T WALK RIGHT AND CAN'T WORK EVERY DAY
AND YOU GOT LOTS OF RENT AND LOTS OF BILLS TO PAY

THINGS COULD BE WORSE, YOU HAVE TO CONCEDE
TRY LIVING ON A SUPERHERO’S SALARY
IN A WORLD WHERE NOTHING’S FREE

THINGS COULD BE WORSE,
I SWEAR THIS IS TRUE
THE ONLY THING THAT’S MAYBE WORSE THAN BEING ME IS MAYBE BEING YOU

BUT, YOU GOTTA LOOK ON THAT BRIGHT SIDE
YOU’VE GOT TO SMILE THROUGH PAIN
JUST THINK ABOUT THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED
AND HIDE IT DEEP IN YOUR BRAIN!

JUMPER
Oh really?
Everyone in Plainsville lives such an easy-going life. I don’t belong here. This is the first time my boss let me leave work because he doesn’t want people to notice me! How messed up is that? What’s worse than my life?

OPTIMISM MAN
What’s worse than your life? Wellllll-

YOU’VE GOT
DISEASE, KILLER BEES, PEOPLE WHO NEVER SAY PLEASE, YOU SEE
CRIME EVERY TIME YOU GO OUT IN THE STREETS, THESE DAYS
EARTHQUAKES AND LARGE SNAKES, TSUNAMIS SO WIDE YOU’LL SEE
LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS OH MY WORD,

YOU’VE GOT
ASTHMA ATTACKS AND PANIC ATTACKS AND MUGGER ATTACKS
AND THEY’RE RAISING YOUR TAXES
THE GRASS ISN’T GREENER, THE WORLD JUST GETS MEANER, YOU ONCE WERE A DREAMER BUT NOW YOU’RE A WIENER.
PAPER CUTS, BUDGET CUTS, HAIRCUTS THAT AREN’T SO GOOD
CAN’T GET A DATE TO THE PROM BUT MOM SAYS YOU SHOULD.
MORMONS AND BURGLARS THAT COME TO YOUR DOOR
TINY ROCKS IN YOUR SHOES NOW YOUR ARCHES ARE SORE.
YOU COULD HAVE LOST YOUR JOB!

JUMPER
You know what? I hate my job. My boss is kind of a dick.

OPTIMISM MAN
Then quit!! Don’t delay your happiness!

JUMPER
You’re right!

BOTH
Yay!
WELL YOU GOTTA LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE


JUMPER
LET GO OF FEAR AND WORRY

BOTH
BECAUSE IF YOU BELIEVE IN WHO YOU ARE
YOU”LL BE THE HERO OF YOUR STORY

HOT CHOCOLATE
From the top!

ALL
THINGS COULD BE WORSE

OPTIMISM MAN
SO WHEN YOU’RE FEELIN’ DOWN

ALL
THINGS COULD BE WORSE

OPTIMISM MAN
JUST SING AND DANCE IT OUT

ALL
THIS WALK OF LIFE ON THE GREENER GRASS
IT’S NOT HALF EMPTY IT’S A HALF FULL GLASS
JUST LOOK FOR SILVER LININGS AND THE STORM WILL PASS
IF YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN JUST GET OFF OF YOUR ASS

AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN THAT YOU CAN’T SURPASS
YOU STILL RAN THE RACE IF YOU CAME IN LAST

OPTIMISM MAN
NO ONE SHALL SURPASS THIS ENTHUSIAST
ALL
WHEN LIFE GAVE HIM LEMONS

OPTIMISM MAN
I MADE A BIG MESS BUT

ALL
THINGS COULD STILL BE WORSE