Don't You Every Quit

When things go wrong, As they sometimes will

When the road you're trudging seems all 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

For life is queer with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns

And many a fellow has turned about

When he might have won

had he stuck it out

So don't give up

through the pace seems slow

You just might succeed with another blow

The goal is often nearer than it may seem

to a faint and faltering man

Don't be the struggler who has given up

When you might have captured that victor's cup

And learn too late, when night comes down

How close you were to the golden crown

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

You can never tell how close you are

It may be near when it seems afar

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem the worst

That You Mustn't Quit!

By Ben Lief.(c) 1929.