I'm Not A Cynic lyrics

I'm just being realistic

Being honest with myself

I've tried being optimistic

But it doesn't seem to help

So I'll just have to admit

This is the hint that I've been dealt

I'm not being pessimistic

Just being honest with myself

I'm not a cynic

Oh today is just not my day

I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand ways

But from every angle

The outlook is the same

I swear that I'm not a cynic,

My glass just has no water in it today

You only get that which your given

It's not always up to you

Not every Sunday is a picnic

Cause the sky ain't always blue

You can't just change the weather

By changing your point of view

Some days you have to wait

Until the storms have passed through

I'm not a cynic

Oh today is just not my day

I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand ways

But from every angle

The outlook is the same

I swear that I'm not a cynic,

My glass just has no water in it today

So like a boat on the ocean

I'll rock in the waves

God, I'm so sick of this notion

That I'll have to face

Fake my own motion and pretend I'm okay

So like a boat in the ocean

I'll just rock with the waves

I'm not a cynic

Oh today is just not my day

I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand ways

But from every angle

The outlook is the same

I swear that I'm not a cynic,

My glass just has no water in it today

• Artist:Alec Benjamin
• Album:These Two Windows (2020)