When we turn on the tv news it seems there's trouble everywhere 
Hearts filled with such dispair some stop beatin' out of fear 
Many folks are down on their luck and could use a helpin' hand 
Some need a second chance and others just need a friend 

Don't do nuthin' just 'cause you can't do everything 
A little love can turn a deep frown into the widest grin 
Try an' do somethin' to ease the hunger an' the pain 
No, don't do nuthin' just 'cause you can't do everything 

You know, life's just a short race till we reach the finish line 
But Rome wasn't built in a day, it went up a brick at a time 
Day by day, step by step, if we help out where we can 
We might jus' be over-achievers by the time we reach the end 

No, don't do nuthin' just 'cause you can't do everything 
Sometimes a tiny spark can ignite the brightest flame 
Try an' do somethin' to ease the hunger an' the pain 
No, don't do nuthin', just 'cause you can't do everything 

Yeah, if we help out just a few folks and they help out a few folks, too 
Before you know it, there really might not be all that much, helpin' out left to do 

Yeah, don't do nuthin' just 'cause you can't do everything 
We gotta try to know the feelin' inside makin' a difference brings 
An' when we help the least among us, you know, we help the greatest king 
So, don't do nuthin', just 'cause you can't do everything