"Wishcan William" genre: Rap
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	Credits: Douglas Graham (Mr. 'D'), executive producer; James Adams (Man), Wayne Seegers (Fatty), James Seegers, Forrest Palimery, Donna Palimery, Vanessa King, Pam Diggs, Nicquel Ross (Nikki), Lincoln Ross IV, children's voices; Tyrone Anderson Sr., additional rap; Chuck Rohrer, Bill Brady, K.R., engineers
	Story Behind the Song Way back in the year 1982 my first bandleader, Wesley Ford and I were sitting around talking about the late 60's when we were out gigging around Washington DC. I was a teenager. The group (The DC Playboys) had long since disbanded by that time and we hadn't seen each other in a good while. Rap music was just beginning to catch on and somehow the conversation shifted to how a lot of negative influences were starting to creep into the lyrics of the songs. Wesley knew I liked to write so he suggested that I should write something positive. Having already introduced me to the I AM philosophy and pamphlets he had printed about it, Wesley encouraged me to use it as the theme of a positive rap song. That's was how the whole thing started. Little did I suspect at the time, all the changes I would go through to arrive at the present incarnation of this work in progress. My own kids, who were 6 and 11 then, are among the voices in the background. They are 25 and 30 today and we all get a big laugh out of listening to the track. The other children were Mr.D's, who had put up his hard earned money for us to record. Tyrone's friend Judy Seeger also gathered up her kids and nieces and nephews and they all ate peanut butter sandwiches in the back of my van on the way to the studio. Five or six years later I went back in the studio with James (Man) and Forrest and we made another demo with them doing the lead rap instead of me. They were about 4 or 5 years old at the original session an maybe 10 and 11 when we did this last session. Remember on this one, they are rapping to their own background, recorded six years earlier. Now, of course, they are grown men with kids of their own most likely. Maybe when I catch up with them, 'their kids!!' can be overdubbed as well. :O) Now, does this song have a story or what? :O) Lyrics WISHCAN WILLIAM Please everybody can we lend an ear Got some good rap and we want you to hear 'Taint no thing if you heard it before Eight little words gotta say 'em some more say I WISH I CAN I WILL I AM Now if so far we might be confusing you I'll tell you right now what we want you to do Just let these words come two at a time and Moving with the rhythm and holding to the rhyme say I WISH I CAN I WILL I AM I WISH is a thought could be old or new I CAN of course is all up to you I WILL shows up in what you say and do and I AM is the glory of a wish come true Yeah thats it thats it IWishcan William is my name and Spreading joy is my game I gotta toy for a boy and a curl for a girl We need everybody's smile to light this world say I WISH I CAN I WILL I AM So pass the word that hate is dead our love rules on instead 'Cause we don't care what who may say Our love's gonna conquer anyway say I WISH LOVE I CAN LOVE I WILL LOVE I AM LOVE As life and love we all try to find IWishcan William might come to mind so don't Worry or fret with no fear or doubt just Take a good thought and carry it on out and Man you'll be suprised at what you can do The secret of heaven is inside of you say I WISH I CAN I WILL I AM We got the the time the rhythm the rhyme and the reason IWishcan William our man for the season We don't cuss and fuss and make a frown Our loves gonna turn it all around I WISH I CAN I WILL I AM Is never gonna let you down.......say I WISH LOVE say I CAN LOVE say I WILL LOVE I AM LOVE I WISH I CAN I WILL I AM

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