Country music star Jennifer Nettles‘ “I Can Do Hard Things” reminds us of what it means to be a strong and independent woman in today’s society. Whether you are a single mother, a minority, struggling with mental issues, or transgender, Jennifer reminds us that no matter what situation we are in, we are a world of women who, despite our struggles and our differences, “can do hard things”. We can “laugh, love, and dream” among many other things. The music video casts many diverse women who tell snippets of their own personal story and how they found strength in their own journeys. The inspirational cast of woman have their personal descriptions written in the caption below the video to help tell their stories.
“I Can Do Hard Things” Lyrics
Sometimes I don’t like it
But that don’t mean I don’t love it
Sometimes I get down so low
But that don’t mean I can’t rise above it
Sometimes it’s the vast unknown
As far as I can see
And sometimes it feels like I’m touching everything
And everything is touching me
I’ve lost people and money
To become the woman I am today
And I’ll still be becoming tomorrow
Maybe losin’, but still choosin’ her anyway
Know it’s a lot to look at all that I got
It’s a lot to see who I am and am not
But I can laugh and I can love and I can dream
And I can do hard things
I look at my baby
I wouldn’t trade him for the world
And I’ve gained joy like I’ve never known
But lost the lightness when I was a girl
We’re told to say that it’s better
And it is and it isn’t, and I know
That there’s little black or white
There’s little wrong or right
And mostly it’s both
I know it’s a lot to look at all that I got
It’s a lot to see who I am and am not
But I can laugh and I can love and I can dream
And I can do hard things
Sometimes I can hold it all
I know where I end and where I start
And sometimes it’s all way too heavy
And I’m way more than the sum of all my parts
I know it’s a lot to look at all that I got
It’s a lot to see who I am and am not
But I can laugh and I can love and I can dream
I can win or I can lose, it’s all the same
I still dance, and I’ll sing in the pain
And I can do hard things
Need more empowerment? Head over to Jennifer Nettles’ Instagram where she features a strong woman on a daily basis who has helped transform and change society to make it what it is today. Women are catalysts for change, for innovation, and inspiration. She describes her “I Can Do Hard Things” music video as an “invitation to a community” in that, “When you share in community, you protect each other’s power and that makes it even harder for someone to take it from you”.
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