Yes, I Can

All your life they'll tell you about
The things you cannot do
All your life they will tell you
That you're not good enough

They will thell you that you are
Of an incorrect stature
Or of incorrect weight
Or of the incorrect type
To play this or to be this
Or to reach this

They will tell you that you can't
Be bilingual and you can't
Go to a university

They will tell you "NO!"
Million times "NO!"
Until all those "NO!"
Will lose their significance

All your life they will tell you
"NO!" fast and with
Profound firmness

They will tell you
"NO!" "NO!" "NO!"

You for a change
With a lot of desire
Will tell them "YES!" "YES!"
"YES, I CAN!"
"YES, I CAN!"