Do I annoy you with my optimism

Am I an insult to your realism

I've got hope and just a little bit of passion

I know both those things have gone right out of fashion

So call me a rebel, you can call me a fool

I won't give up the fight, I just refuse



And I will dare to dream

I will dare to believe in something, baby

I will dare to be -- happy

I will dare to be happy



Does it offend you that I've made that decision

Does it betray your sense of fatalism

Well, please forgive me, but I don't believe it's treason

For me to live my life like it's mine for a reason

So call me Pollyanna, you can call me a child

But I will not lie down, that's not my style



And I will dare to dream

I will dare to believe in something, baby

I will dare to be -- happy

I will dare to be happy



Do I annoy you with my stubborn insistence

That love can save us and I've seen its existence

I've got Jesus and a little bit of passion

I know both those things have gone right out of fashion

So you can call me crazy 'cause here's what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna dare to pray the same for you



And I will dare to dream

I will dare to believe in something, baby

I will dare to be -- happy

I will dare to be happy