Lyric We Do What We Can
We Do Whe Do What We Can
Downstairs they re playing Kenton.
The house set to swing.
I lay in my bed. And listen to everything.
Cause Leo s in rare form tonight.
His trombone sings so sweet.
This is the room where they all come to meet.
He said I do what I can...I live for the moment.
And that s who I am. Yeah, that s who I am...and isn t it good?
If we could freeze moments in time, we all would.
But I do what I can.
Downstairs he s playing Kenton.
The Magnovox sighs, but oh, how the music has changed.
In all of our lives.
He says "nobody listens to modern jazz".
And I ll never have what these guys have.
He says I do what I can. I work for a living. That s who I am.
Yeah, that s who I am. It s got to be alive.
But everything s different since Leo died. Since Leo died.
Is this the end of the modern world? What could it mean for a young
girl?
Who sees the pain in his face?
He does what he can. The procession on the TV screen.
What could it possibly mean for a man?
Who s come this far just to turn around?
He does what he can.
Could there still be life in Kenton s swing?
With the Kennedys gone and everything?
Those sad rows of houses with their optimistic colours.
Democrat grandparents and draft-dodging brothers.
Riots down the street and discontented mothers.
We do what we can.
Downstairs it s quiet. Less alive somehow.
Somehow he was everything I am now.
He says "I do what I can, I work for a living"
Thats who I am. Yeah, that s who I am.
It s good to be alive.
These are the choices we make to survive.
We do what we can.
Downstairs they re playing Kenton.
The house set to swing.
I lay in my bed. And listen to everything.
Cause Leo s in rare form tonight.
His trombone sings so sweet.
This is the room where they all come to meet.
He said I do what I can...I live for the moment.
And that s who I am. Yeah, that s who I am...and isn t it good?
If we could freeze moments in time, we all would.
But I do what I can.
Downstairs he s playing Kenton.
The Magnovox sighs, but oh, how the music has changed.
In all of our lives.
He says "nobody listens to modern jazz".
And I ll never have what these guys have.
He says I do what I can. I work for a living. That s who I am.
Yeah, that s who I am. It s got to be alive.
But everything s different since Leo died. Since Leo died.
Is this the end of the modern world? What could it mean for a young
girl?
Who sees the pain in his face?
He does what he can. The procession on the TV screen.
What could it possibly mean for a man?
Who s come this far just to turn around?
He does what he can.
Could there still be life in Kenton s swing?
With the Kennedys gone and everything?
Those sad rows of houses with their optimistic colours.
Democrat grandparents and draft-dodging brothers.
Riots down the street and discontented mothers.
We do what we can.
Downstairs it s quiet. Less alive somehow.
Somehow he was everything I am now.
He says "I do what I can, I work for a living"
Thats who I am. Yeah, that s who I am.
It s good to be alive.
These are the choices we make to survive.
We do what we can.
