They're fathers and mothers, doctors or orderlies
Nursing aides, nurses, security guards
Who have a thousand reasons to stay locked down
But their own reason not to give up
They give us time, talent and heart
Forgetting fatigue, fear, the hours
And far from fine speeches, big theories
At their task every day without even waiting for thanks
Cashiers, garbage collectors, an executive, a worker
A trucker, a mailman, farmers, CEOs
All could easily have stepped back
But they stubbornly think they've got a part to play
They give us time, talent and heart
Forgetting fatigue, fear, the hours
And far from grand speeches, grand theories
At their task every day without even waiting for thanks
Thanks, thanks to bakers, politicians
Crews, railway workers, soldiers
Thanks to all those I forget
To ambulances, to taxis
Researchers will find, but they need all of us
So be careful and be proud