lyrics

Flies are buzzing round my head
Vultures circling my bed
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
Big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some

You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough

This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one dropped a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on animal farm

You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
Yhe best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
I'd really like to help you man
I'd really like to help you man
Now this messed up millionaire
Flying off on a prison ship

You can try the best you can
You try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
OPTIMISTIC (5:15)
available on: kid a

notes: premiered at the Arles Theatre Antique in France on June 13th.

notes from ed's diary: "i really love the words, especially the line "this one just crawled out the swamp" reminds me a bit of PJ Harvey's blues stuff. cool." (23-07-99)

start with 'optimistic' (still sounding great - jonny tries some cool ondes martenot on it - the high stuff is good, not however when he follows the main riff). (5-8-99)

on to 'optimistic' -must record that soon before we lose it (remember 'lift'?). (9-9-99)

there's 'optimistic', there's another which started off as a thom doodle on the 505 (1-12-99)

guitar tab: download

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