Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes say

When the road you're trudging seems uphill

When the funds are low and the 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 if queer with its weird twists and its sharp turns

As everyone of us sometimes learn

And many a failure turns about

When they might have won, had they stuck it out

Don't give up though the 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 capturen the victor's cup

And he learned too late when the night came down

How close he was to the bright golden crown.

Seccess is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

And you never can tell how really close you are

It may seem near when it seems far

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem the absolute worst that you must not quit.