Do I annoy you with my optimism?   Am I an insult to your realism?   I got hope and just a little bit of passion      And 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   And I will dare to be happy   And I will dare to be happy      Does it offend you that I've made that decision?   Does it betray your sense of fatalism?   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   And I will dare to be happy   And 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 got Jesus and a little bit of passion      And 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   And I will dare to be happy   And I will dare to be happy      I will dare to dream   I will dare to believe in something, baby   And I will dare to be happy   And I will dare to be happy   Yeah, I will dare to be happy