Lyric

If another man can do it, I can do it too

That is just the plain and heavy truth I bring to you

Blood is pumping red inside his chest, the same in mine

I refuse to stand behind and wait inside the line

There is nothing made by human hands I cannot make

Tell me what the risk is, that is what I'm going to take

They say talent is a sudden, lucky spark

I say talent is a hammer swinging in the dark

Pounding on the iron till the shape is finally right

Dirt and bone and stubborn grit will always win the fight

I don't need a silver spoon or secret, hidden door

Just a pair of lungs and my two bare feet on the floor

Look at them, then look at me

Two legs, two hands, biology

They took a step, they crossed the mark

Now watch me jump into the dark

I can do it, yes I can

I am built of mud and man

If a human walked that wire

I can walk it, I’ll walk higher

Tear the label off my shirt

I will dig the gold from dirt

If they did it, so can I

Watch me as I pass them by

I will trip and hit my head a dozen heavy times

But the thirteenth time I'm getting up to climb

Every master was a beginner in the mud

Learning how to walk and wiping off the blood

They are not some perfect beings falling from the sky

They just didn't stop the engine, neither will I

Look at them, then look at me

Two legs, two hands, biology

They took a step, they crossed the mark

Now watch me jump into the dark

I can do it, yes I can

I am built of mud and man

If a human walked that wire

I can walk it, I’ll walk higher

Tear the label off my shirt

I will dig the gold from dirt

If they did it, so can I

Watch me as I pass them by

Oh, the sweat is cheap

But the promise runs so deep

Watch me go, watch me go

Let the heavy river flow

They felt the panic tight inside the chest

They failed the very same old daily test

But they woke up, and simply tied their shoes

And chose the rougher path they had to choose

So I tie my laces tight today

Walking straight into the fray

If they can bleed, then I can bleed

I am planting my own seed

Tick and tock, the clock is laughing on the wall

Waiting for the moment I will trip and fall

Let it laugh, I'll use the rhythm for my feet

Marching to a loud and angry, steady drumbeat

No more looking at the backs of other people's heads

I am tearing up the map and making mine instead

Look at them, then look at me

Two legs, two hands, biology

They took a step, they crossed the mark

Now watch me jump into the dark

I can do it, yes I can

I am built of mud and man

If a human walked that wire

I can walk it, I’ll walk higher

Tear the label off my shirt

I will dig the gold from dirt

If they did it, so can I

Watch me as I pass them by

I can do it, hear the sound

Feet are stomping on the ground

No more staring at the ceiling

I will trust this heavy feeling

If they built it, I will build it

If they willed it, I have willed it

If they did it, so can I

Watch me as I pass them by

I can do it

I can do it

They are flesh, and I am flesh

Start it over, start it fresh

Watch me do it

Yes, I can

I am just another man

Doing what a man can do

I can do it, watch me through