Yes I can
In those painful times when your hurt is great
and healing is nowhere near,
you may think you can't take another breath
and your heart will hurt forever.
Don't give up, keep hope alive
and allow yourself to grieve.
The work must be done and your pain expressed
in healthy, positive ways.
Look in the mirror, stare yourself in the eye,
say this loud and with courage.
Believe it because it's true.
"Yes I can.
Yes I can.
Yes I can do my work.
Yes I can do my work and heal."
Healing will not happen fast, but surely it can;
that's a truth many can tell.
A smile can return, with laughter included;
your child's life will be there too.
Say those words each day, some days even more,
and surely in time you will find
your darkness will leave, joy will return,
your life will be yours once again.
Travel your path with courage and strength,
hand in hand with the life of your child.
You can find meaning again, because one day you believed,
"Yes I can. Yes I can."
In those painful times when your hurt is great
and healing is nowhere near,
you may think you can't take another breath
and your heart will hurt forever.
Don't give up, keep hope alive
and allow yourself to grieve.
The work must be done and your pain expressed
in healthy, positive ways.
Look in the mirror, stare yourself in the eye,
say this loud and with courage.
Believe it because it's true.
"Yes I can.
Yes I can.
Yes I can do my work.
Yes I can do my work and heal."
Healing will not happen fast, but surely it can;
that's a truth many can tell.
A smile can return, with laughter included;
your child's life will be there too.
Say those words each day, some days even more,
and surely in time you will find
your darkness will leave, joy will return,
your life will be yours once again.
Travel your path with courage and strength,
hand in hand with the life of your child.
You can find meaning again, because one day you believed,
"Yes I can. Yes I can."