That's why tonight belongs to you
It was a creed written into the founding
Documents that declare the destiny of a nation
Yes we can!

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists
As they blazed a trail towards freedom through
The darkest of nights
Yes we can!

It was sung by immigrants as they struck
Out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed
Westward against an unforgiving wilderness
Yes we can!

It was the call of workers who organized
Women who reached for the ballot, a president who
Chose the Moon as our new frontier, and a king who
Took us to the mountaintop
And pointed the way to the promised land

Yes we can to justice and equality
Yes we can!
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity
Yes we can heal this nation
Yes we can repair this world
Yes we can