Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Tonight they’re shutting down the borders
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And they’ve boarded up the schools
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Small towns are rolling up their sidewalks,
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One last paycheck coming through
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I know you're feeling kinda nervous
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We're all a little bit confused
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Nothin's the same, this ain't a game
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We got to make it through
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
G#
As we wait outside the window
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Older loved ones stay inside
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Moms and babies blowing kisses
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Maybe saving someone's life
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They had to cancel graduation
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It ain't fair to scrap the prom
Fm D#
Our kids sit home in isolation
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Evening news is always on
[Chorus]
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When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
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This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send
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Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand
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When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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The chicken farm from Akansas bought workers P.P.F
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Not before 500 more had succumbed to this disease
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Honest men and honest women, working for an honest wage
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I got a hundred point 1 fever
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And we still got bills to pay
[Chorus]
G# Cadd9 G#
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
Fm D# G#
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send
G# Cadd9 G#
Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand
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When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
[Bridge]
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They built a hospital on East Meadow in Central Park last night
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Doctors, nurses, truckers, grocery store clerks manning the front line
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I saw Red Cross on the Hudson
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They turned off the Broadway lights
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Another ambulance screams by
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There by the grace of God go I
[Verse]
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Altough I'll keep my social distance
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What this world needs is a hug
Fm D#
Until we find the vaccination
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There's no substitute for love
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So love yourself and love your family
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Love your neighbor and your friend
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Ain't it time we love the stranger
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It's just a friend you ain't met yet
[Chorus]
G# Cadd9 G#
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
Fm D# G#
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send
G# Cadd9 G#
Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand
Fm D# G#
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
Fm D# G#
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
[Ending]
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