Don't 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 quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns
As everyone of us sometimes learns
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out
Don't give up though paces seem slow
You might 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 victors cup
and he learned to later, when the night slipped down.

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tine of the clouds of doubt
Ans you never can tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems far
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst when you mustn't QUIT.

*can't remember where it came from but it has always stuck with me*