YES WE CAN
The Pointer Sisters


(Verse 1) 
Now the time for all good men to get together with one another 
We got to iron out our problems and iron out our quarrels 
Try to live as brothers 
Try to find peace within without steppin' on one another 
And do respect the women of the world 
Remember you've all had mothers 
We've gotta make this land a better land in the world in which we 
live 
We gotta help each man be a better man with the kindness that we 
give 

(Chorus) 
I know we can make it 
I know that we can 
I know darn well we can work it out 
Yes we can, you know we can can 
I know we can can 
Why can't we, if we want to, yes we can can 
I know we can make it work 
I know we can make it if we try, yes we can 
I know we can can 
Yes we can, great gosh almighty, yes we can 
I know we can can 

(Verse 2) 
We gotta take care of all the children 
Little children of the world 
'Cause they're our strongest hope for the future 
All the little bitty boys and girls 
We've gotta make this land a better land in the world in which we 
live 
We gotta help each man be a better man with the kindness that we 
give 

(Chorus ) 

(Guitar Solo) 

(Chorus ) 

(Repeat the following + <*>) 
Yes we can, you know we can can 
I know we can can 
Why can't we, if we want to, yes we can can 

<*> 
Yeah, we can make it, y'all 
Yeah, we can make it, y'all 
Oh, yeah, if we only try 
Yeah, we can make it, y'all 
Sometimes it's hard 
Sometimes it's hard 
Sometimes it's hard 
Oh, we can make it, y'all, uh, huh 

(Chorus 2) x 2 
I know we can make it 
I know that we can 
I know darn well we can work it out 
We can work it out, yes we can can, yes we can can 
Why can't we, if we want to get together 
We can work it out 

(Repeat Chorus 2 + <**>/Fade Out) 

<**> 
I know the harder ways of treatin' him like you 
Oughta, just what it's all about 
Don't you know all can work it out 

Now the crowd of the people come to dinner 
And you know we got to love one another 

So many needy, so many poor 
But love and understanding is the key to the door 

How can you sit back like there's nothin' to do 
Just like you don't care what the world commin' to, oh, Lord 

There's gonna be harder, like the people say 
No matter how hard, where ther's a will there's a way 

We gotta build the road 
Every boys and girls gotta build that one 
Until the work is done, oh, yeah 

Oh, Lord 
We'd like to say always where there's a will there's gotta be a way, 
y'all 

We gotta try a little harder with a feelin' 
Like we oughta be just one thing you know we can work it out...