"The Man Who Thinks He Can" is Dfactor Dave's pop whack at a turn-of-the-century positive attitude poem written by Walter D. Wintle (and later popularized by the famous Napoleon Hill). See lyrics below. Dfactor created the melody, arrangement, vocal harmonies and everything else but the words for the song.
lyrics
The Man Who Thinks He Can
Words By: Walter D. Wintle
If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don’t,
If you like to win, but you think you can’t
It is almost certain you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or later the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!
BE THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN!
BE THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN!
credits
from Nostalgia for Now (LP),
released June 5, 2018
Dfactor Pop - All instruments, drums, handclaps, vocals, guitars, etc.
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