Tonight they're sutting 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 got to make it through
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
As we wave outside the window
Older loved ones stay inside
Moms and babies blowing kisses
Maybe saving someones' life
They had to cancel graduation
It ain't fair to Scype the prom
Our kids sit home in isolation
TV news is olways 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
They built a hospital on East Meadow
In Central Park last night
Doctors, nurses, chat-guys, grocery store
Clerks men in the frontline
I saw a Red Cross on the Hudson
They turn off the Broadway lights
Another ambulance screams by
There but for the grace of God go I
So love yourself and love your family
Love your neighbour and your friend
Anytime we love the stranger –
That just a friend you ain't meet yet
We gonna get through it together
Until I see you once again...
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
When you can't do what you do
You do what you can
