Don't Quit

When things are wrong as they sometimes will,

When road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and debts 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 queer with twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many failures turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out,

Don't give up though pace seems slow,

You may succeed with another blow,

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might have captured the victor's cup,

And he learned too late when night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

Stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,

It's when things seem worst then you must not quit.