Don't You Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road your trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are high and the depths are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must but don't you quit.
Life is strange with it's twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the place seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a fair and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned to late when night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-
When the road your trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are high and the depths are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must but don't you quit.
Life is strange with it's twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the place seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a fair and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned to late when night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-