You're used to giving Did you hear a call or were you driven To service your whole life Do ya put yourself in danger Do ya risk it all to help a stranger Well the nurses don't think twice And We ask so much of you Leave your families and your homes For the work you gotta do You are the miracle, the gift Pulling 18 hour shifts Of Compassionate combat How do you thank someone for that? You get to your task An angel in a homemade mask You tape your picture on your gown Machines for ventilation Humans beings need more than just medication There's no sign of slowing down And we ask too much of you You are a marvelous machine You got your bedside manners too You are the miracle, the gift Pulling 20 hour shifts Of compassionate combat How do you thank someone for that? Out there on the front lines, Can you feel that we're behind you We'll take every opportunity we can just to remind you We see you, and we love you And we need you So Thank you We're gonna ask too much of you Hold our hand as we let go or Hang on and pull us through You are the miracle, the gift In every single shift Of compassionate combat You can thank a nurse for that