I can’t
You tell me
No matter how hard I try
I can’t

I smile through the phone
For how many times
Have I
Said the very same
To you

Yes you can
I say
You can
I know you can

Well
You reply hesitantly
I don’t know
I’m not sure that I can

In my mind’s eye
I see you
Shaking your head
Fighting a war within yourself

I believe in you
I say
You can do it
Be the little engine that could