I Can't Say Can't
I try and I try, but trying's not enough.
I have to succeed, because life is tough.
Nobody ever said to the soldier, "It's ok you didn't get there in time."
No, they said, "You just didn't try hard enough."
I can do whatever I set my mind to do,
and right now I'm in school, gaining knowledge that's new.
Unless I don't try, in which case
my education, job, career, and future are through.
These days, too many people are satisfied
with half-assed work.
Every time I hear "I don't care",
I die a little inside.
"Can't" is not in my vocabulary.
I will continue working hard,
I feel my legs giving out, my shoulders growing weary
of the weight which I force myself to carry:
Self-satisfaction.
Success.
I will have it.
I will.
I have to succeed, because life is tough.
Nobody ever said to the soldier, "It's ok you didn't get there in time."
No, they said, "You just didn't try hard enough."
I can do whatever I set my mind to do,
and right now I'm in school, gaining knowledge that's new.
Unless I don't try, in which case
my education, job, career, and future are through.
These days, too many people are satisfied
with half-assed work.
Every time I hear "I don't care",
I die a little inside.
"Can't" is not in my vocabulary.
I will continue working hard,
I feel my legs giving out, my shoulders growing weary
of the weight which I force myself to carry:
Self-satisfaction.
Success.
I will have it.
I will.