I Can and I Will
Lyrics
There’s wind in the chimney there’s broth in the pan
I remember the days when Kate and me ran
“Let’s race the moon as fast as we can”
I said “I can and I will”
Counting the letters through the laughter and fights
Reading away in the fading light
Hoping I could make it all right
I said “I can and I will”
The word ‘impossible’ is the colour of black
I can and I will and I’ll never look back
Like a flame of gold I will burst down the track
Because I can and I will
Carrying the grey hen, carrying the shame
An illegitimate child bruised by self-blame
But I’ll rise above and take my name
I said ‘I can and I will’
Savings my pennies not taking the tram
It’s a long way to walk but who gives a damn
I’d rather walk than be an also-ran
Because I can and I will
The word ‘impossible’ is the colour of black
I can and I will and I’ll never look back
Like a flame of gold I will burst down the track
Because I can and I will
Four beautiful eggs failing to hatch
From such loss and such pain I could never detach
But I will banish depression off of my patch
Because I can and will
They fried my brain, they scrambled my mind
Leaving nothing but panic behind
But I will gain strength from what I can find
Because I can and I will
The word ‘impossible’ is the colour of black
I can and I will and I’ll never look back
Like a flame of gold I will burst down the track
Because I can and I will
Reading poetry and fairy tales
A prince will come to take me away
To make me a lady if I show him the way
I said ‘I can and I will’
I’ll put my experiences down on the page
And my characters will all inhabit a stage
Of love and loss and laughter and rage
Because I can and I will
The word ‘impossible’ is the colour of black
I can and I will and I’ll never look back
Like a flame of gold I will burst down the track
Because I can and I will
I can and I will
(Gary Miller)
© 2019 Whippet Records
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Notes
This song, written in honour of author Catherine Cookson, is part of the 'Northern Grit' project.
Other songs from 'Northern Grit' include : -
'A Dream of Joseph Skipsey', 'Ballad of Mary Ann Cotton', 'Blücher', 'Hands and Mind', 'It Will Be All Right', 'Show Me', 'Unlocked Gate'.
Currently Unreleased
Video Clips
Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, on 15th August 2019.
Gary performing 'I Can and I Will'
live at Whippet HQ, Ferryhill, England on 7th April 2019.
live at Whippet HQ, Ferryhill, England on 7th April 2019.