Im Not A Cynic - Alec Benjamin

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ADMINSEPTEMBER 13, 2025

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[Verse 1]

[Am7]I'm just being realistic, being [Am7]honest with myself

[F]I've tried being optimistic but it [F]doesn't seem to help

[Dm]So I'll just have to admit this is the [Dm]hand that I've been dealt

[F]I'm not being pessimistic, just being [E7]honest with myself

[Chorus]

[Am7]I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my [Am7]day

[F]I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand [F]different ways

[Dm]But from every angle oh, the outlook [Dm]is the same

[F]I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just [E]has no water in it today

[Am]Ooh, [F]ooh, [Dm]ooh [F]I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just [E]has no water in it

[Verse 2]

[Am]You only get that what you're given, it's [Am]not always up to you

[F]Not every Sunday is a picnic, 'cause the [F]sky ain't always blue

[Dm]You can't just change the weather by [Dm]changing your point of view

[F]Some days you have to wait until the [E]storms have passed through

[Chorus]

[Am]I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my [Am]day

[F]I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand [F]different ways

[Dm]But from every angle oh, the outlook [Dm]is the same

[F]I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just [E]has no water in it today

[Am]Ooh, [F]ooh, [Dm]ooh

[Verse 3]

[Am]So like a boat on the ocean, I'll rock with the [Am]waves

[F]God, I'm so sick of this notion that I [F]have to fake

[Dm]Fake my emotion and pretend I'm [Dm]okay

[F]So like a boat on the ocean, I'll just [E]rock with the waves

[Chorus]

[Am]I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my [Am]day

[F]I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand [F]different ways

[Dm]But from every angle oh, the outlook [Dm]is the same

[F]I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just [E]has no water in it today

[Am]Ooh, [F]ooh, [Dm]ooh [F]I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just [E]has no water in it today