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
 Chorus:
 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
 Chorus:
 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