I CAN BE A TOTAL WINNER
EVEN THOUGH I AM A BEGINNER
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
I CAN RAISE THAT "C" UP TO AN "A"
GET IN THE SCHOOL PLAY
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
ITS NOT MY TALENT OF MY GIFT AT BIRTH
ITS NOT MY BANKBOOK THAT DETERMINES WORTH
AND IT ISNT IN THE COLOR OF MY SKIN
ITS MY ATTITUDE THAT LETS ME WIN
I CAN RIDE MY OWN BLACK STALLION
I CAN WEAR THE GOLD MEDALLION
I CAN BUILD DREAMS AND BELIEVE IN THEM
I CAN SET GOALS AND I CAN ACHEIVE THEM
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
I CAN PROFIT THROUGH INFLATION
I CAN REDIRECT THE NATION
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
IF I THINK I CAN - I CAN
IT DOESNT MATTER IF I WON BEFORE
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHATS THE HALF TIME SCORE
ITS NEVER OVER TILL THE FINAL GUN
IF THERE WERE ONE
SO KEEP ON WORKING AND
YOULL FIND YOUVE WON
GRAB YOUR DREAM AND BELIEVE ITL
GO OUT AND WORK AND YOULL ACHIEVE IT
WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT IN YOUR STRUGGLE FOR SELF,
AND THE WORLD MAKES YOU KING FOR A DAY,
THEN GO TO THE MIRROR AND LOOK AT YOURSELF,
AND SEE WHAT THAT PERSON HAS TO SAY,
FOR IT ISN
T YOUR FATHER, OR YOUR MOTHER, OR FRIEND,
WHO'S JUDGEMENT UPON YOU MUST PASS.
THE PERSONS WHOSE VERDICT COUNTS MOST IN YOUR LIFE
IS THE PERSON STARING BACK FROM THE GLASS.
THAT
S THE PERSON TO PLEASE, NEVER MIND THE REST,
FOR THAT
S WHOS WITH YOU CLEAR TO THE END,
AND YOU PASSED YOUR MOST DANGEROUS, DIFFICULT TEST
IF THE PERSON IN THE GLASS IS YOUR FRIEND.
YOU MAY BE LIKE JACK HORNER AN "CHISEL" A PLUM,
AND THINK YOU
RE A WONDERFUL GUY,
BUT THE MAN IN THE GLASS SAYS YOU
RE ONLY A BUM
IF YOU CAN
T LOOK HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE.
YOU CAN FOOL THE WHOLE WORLD DOWN THE PATHWAY OF YEARS
AND GET PATS ON THE BACK AS YOU PASS
BUT THE FINAL REWARD WILL BE HEARTACHES AND TEARS
IF YOU
VE CHEATED THE PERSON IN THE GLASS.