I Can Do This

There's a little boy waiting for the bus
On Third Avenue's edge
He holds 25 cents for the ride in his freezing fist
'Cause that's the only way he can make it
Cross town for an education
But he thinks
I can do this

There's a little girl on the other side of the city
Drying her eyes
'Cause she's going to school with her new look for the first time
She puts her hat over her balding head
And gives her mom her kiss
And she says
I can do this

They try so hard each day just to survive
Two kids
So young, so precious
Trying to fight for their lives

They are so strong
Even after all the heartache they've been living with
And if they can do that
I can do this

There's a woman in a bedroom packing up her bags
She knows she has to move fast if she wants to get away
She looks at her body covered in bruises
And she turns to her kids and thinks
I can do this

They try so hard each day just to survive
A mother and her children having to run for their lives
They are so strong
Even after all the heartache they've been living with
And if they can do that
I can do this

Yes, this is the hardest thing I've ever had to do
But when I think of all the pain and suffering
Others have gone through
I know that somehow I'll survive
God will see us through
I can do this

I can do this
I can do this
I can do this
God will see us through