04/16/2026
Tomorrow 4/17/26 is the release of:
“HOW CAN I MAKE IT”
🎵The Single is Mastered by Cooper Anderson whose credits include: Jamie Foxx & Kanye’s “Gold Digger,” & Fun’s “We Are Young” 🎶
🎵The Theatrical Urban R&B Power Ballad “HOW CAN I MAKE IT” By: Jerome Brooks, Jr. Features Sholanty Taylor on Lead Vocals who also added additional Vocal Arrangements🎤
🎵The song is from RETAIL The Musical🎭
-Lead Vocals By Sholanty Taylor
-Background Vocals By Sholanty Taylor & Jerome Brooks, Jr.
-Mastered By Cooper Anderson
-Cover Art Photography By James Reynolds
-Music & Lyrics By Jerome Grodes Brooks
-All Instruments By Jerome Brooks, Jr.
-Mixed By Jerome Brooks, Jr.
-ASCAP Grodes Music Publishing
Sholanty Taylor
LYRICS:
“HOW CAN I MAKE IT” (TEMPO= 65)
C Major to Db Major to Eb Major
VERSE 1:
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FIND OUT
THAT LIFE ISN’T FAIR AND
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU REALIZE
THE DREAMS THAT YOU HAD
WILL NEVER COME TRUE
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR WHOLE WORLD TURNS BLUE
DO YOU BOW OUT GRACEFULLY
OR DO YOU HANG ON TIL THE END TO SEE
VERSE 2:
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FIND OUT
THAT JUSTICE WILL NEVER BE SERVED AND WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU REALIZE THE ONES WHO DID WRONG
WILL ALWAYS GO ON
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE FIGHT INSIDE OF YOU NO LONGER COMES OUT
AND THEN YOUR MIND STARTS TO DOUBT
(Modulation)
CHORUS 1:
SO HOW CAN I MAKE IT IF THE FINISH LINE KEEPS MOVING UP
AND I’LL NEVER MAKE IT IF MY HANDS ARE TIED
AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS THE FREEDOM TO BE
AND LIVE A LIFE THAT IS COMPLETELY FREE
AND I WANTED THAT FOR ME
(Modulation)
CHORUS 2:
SO YOU CANNOT EXPECT ME TO MAKE IT
IF THE FINISH LINE KEEPS MOVING UP
(MOVING UP, MOVING UP)
AND I’LL NEVER MAKE IT IF MY HANDS ARE TIED
(OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH)
AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS THE FREEDOM TO BE
AND LIVE A LIFE THAT IS COMPLETELY FREE
(OOH, OOH)
I STILL WANT THAT FOR ME
ENDING:
MAYBE THINGS WILL GO IN MY FAVOR
IF I BELIEVE
(OOH, OOH)
I DON’T KNOW HOW,
BUT I’LL MAKE IT
