Do What You Can

Tonight, they're shutting down the borders

And they boarded up the schools

Small towns are rolling up their sidewalks

One last paycheck coming through

I know you're feeling kind of nervous

We're all a little bit confused

Nothing's the same, this ain't a game

We gotta make it through

As we wave outside the window

Older loved ones stay inside

Moms and babies blowing kisses

May be saving someone's life

They had to cancel graduation

It ain't fair to Skype the prom

Our kids sit home in isolation

TV news is always on

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can

This ain't my prayer, it's just a thought I'm wanting to send

'Round here, we bend but don't break

Down here, we all understand

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can

The chicken farm from Arkansas

Bought workers PPE

Not before, five hundred more

Had succumbed to this disease

Honest men and honest women

Working for an honest wage

I got a hundred point one fever

And we still got bills to pay

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can

This ain't my prayer, it's just a thought I'm wanting to send

'Round here, we bend but don't break

Down here, we all understand

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can

They built a hospital on East Meadow in Central Park last night

Doctors, nurses, truckers, grocery store clerks manning the front lines

I saw a Red Cross on the Hudson

They turned off the Broadway lights

Another ambulance screams by

Screams by

There by the grace of God, go I

Although I'll keep my social distance

What this world needs is a hug

Until we find the vaccination

There's no substitute for love

So love yourself and love your family

Love your neighbor and your friend

Ain't it time we loved the stranger?

They're just a friend you ain't met yet

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can

Do what you can

This ain't my prayer, it's just a thought I'm wanting to send

'Round here, we bend but don't break

Down here, we all understand

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can

When you can't do what you do, you do what you can