作词 : Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert ... 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 sing's 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
I do what I can
Downstairs he's playing kenton
The magnavox 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 those guys have
He says
I do what I can
I work for a living And that's who I am
Yeah that's who I am
And it's good to be alive
But everythings different since Leo died
I do what I can
Is this the end of the modern world
What could it mean for a young girl Who sees the pain on 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
Could there still be life in kentons swing
With the Kennedys' gone and everything
Those sad rows of houses with their optimistic colors
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 that I am now
And he says
I do what I can
I work for a living And that's who I am
And that's who I am
But it's good to be alive
And these are the choices
We make to survive
You do what you can
[00:00.000] 作词 : Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert ... [00:01.39]Downstairs they're playing kenton [00:07.26]The house set to swing [00:09.19] [00:12.56]I lay in my bed [00:13.87] [00:15.25]And listen to everything [00:17.68] [00:23.55]Cause Leo's in rare form tonight [00:26.10] [00:29.60]His trombone sing's so sweet [00:31.72] [00:35.03]This is the room [00:36.10] [00:37.41]Where they all come to meet [00:39.91] [00:43.65]He said [00:44.22] [00:45.90]I do what I can [00:47.96] [00:51.39]I live for the moment [00:53.64] [00:54.39]And that's who I am [00:56.82] [00:59.75]Yeah that's who I am [01:01.81] [01:08.61]And isn't it good [01:09.86] [01:14.23]If we could freeze moments in time [01:17.66]We all would [01:19.60] [01:22.72]But I do what I can [01:24.71] [01:28.52]I do what I can [01:29.77] [01:36.82]Downstairs he's playing kenton [01:38.50] [01:42.69]The magnavox sighs [01:44.12] [01:47.57]But oh how the music has changed [01:51.00] [01:51.81]In all of our lives [01:53.50] [01:58.80]He says nobody listens [02:01.30] [02:04.85]To modern jazz [02:06.48] [02:10.03]And I'll never have what those guys have [02:15.90] [02:19.08]He says [02:19.70] [02:21.20]I do what I can [02:23.64] [02:26.88]I work for a living [02:29.69]And that's who I am [02:31.87] [02:34.99]Yeah that's who I am [02:38.11] [02:43.54]And it's good to be alive [02:46.79] [02:49.28]But everythings different since Leo died [02:55.02] [02:57.83]I do what I can [02:59.83] [03:12.18]Is this the end of the modern world [03:14.80] [03:15.93]What could it mean for a young girl [03:20.36]Who sees the pain on his face [03:24.10] [03:25.22]He does what he can [03:27.16] [03:31.15]The procession on the TV screen [03:33.84] [03:36.21]What could it possibly mean for a man [03:40.70]Who's come this far just to turn around [03:45.25] [03:49.06]Could there still be life in kentons swing [03:53.17] [03:53.92]With the Kennedys' gone and everything [03:57.17] [03:58.60]Those sad rows of houses with their optimistic colors [04:02.41] [04:03.53]Democrat grandparents and draft-dodging brothers [04:07.90] [04:08.46]Riots down the street and discontented mothers [04:13.52] [04:14.52]We do what we can [04:16.26] [04:29.18]Downstairs it's quiet [04:31.05] [04:34.11]Less alive somehow [04:36.48] [04:38.85]Somehow he was everything that I am now [04:45.29] [04:48.29]And he says [04:49.10] [04:50.91]I do what I can [04:53.34] [04:56.27]I work for a living [04:58.96]And that's who I am [05:01.64] [05:04.82]And that's who I am [05:06.70] [05:13.06]But it's good to be alive [05:15.49] [05:18.86]And these are the choices [05:20.74] [05:21.55]We make to survive [05:24.42] [05:27.35]You do what you can
