Lyrics

Can Man keep on tryin
You see your dreams dyin
No one seems to know you
Still you find a way to

Use your mind and your time
Collecting cans to make a dime
A man is grown, when he's shown
That he can earn his own

Can man's clothes are filthy
And he's over fifty
Life dealt him a bad hand
Still he proves he's a man

Cuz ev'ry day he finds a way
To hustle and earn his pay
He never begs and never cries
Has to work until he dies, yeah!
Come on brother, you can make it

What a way to live your life, Mister Man
Can't seem to make it, but you can
Lost all your money and your friends
But as long as you've got your life

You can man
You can man

One might say his life took a bad turn
A sad turn
No dignity, he lacks
Unemployed just like that my friends
So how can he earn
To much pride to beg
Still got a good head
So survival is difficult yet necessary
Yes very
Praying for a different outcome
He won't be outdone in the end
A victim of misfortune
Knocked down and out
As a result of his own sins
If the Can Man can
Lord please let him get ahead
Please hear these words I've said

And find a way to life your life
Brother man
I know it's hard to make it, but you can
And it's never too late to begin
Cuz as long as you've got your life

You can man
You can man