Do What You're Able

last night i was talking to a friend of mine
you don’t know him, his name is Jack
he said Sammy I’m gonna catch a freight train
i'm gonna ride it down that railroad track
my baby went down to New Orleans
i’m gonna go down there and get her back

i said go ahead and do what you’re able
go ahead and do what you’re able
go ahead and do what you’re able
that’s all you can do

now Jesus had his twelve disciples
they all came to Jesus and said
Jesus our lord and our savior
what in the world are we gonna do when you’re dead?
he said "well every now and then you’ll lose a button
so you better get good with a needle and thread"

and then go ahead and do what you’re able
go ahead and do what you’re able
go ahead and do what you’re able
that’s all you can do

your life is real it ain’t no fable
you ain’t Dick Clark
you ain’t Clark Gable
so just put your cards on the table
then go ahead and do what you’re able

now friends, my woman left me this morning
said she couldn’t take another day with me
i sat around all afternoon with my head in my hands
a picture of abject misery
but i’m going out tonight cause i believe what mama said
she said there’s more than one fish in the sea

i'm gonna go ahead and do what i'm able
go ahead and do what i'm able
go ahead and do what i'm able
that’s all you can do