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
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 its twists and
turns,
As every one of us sometimes
learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won if he ’d
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 captured
the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when
the 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
afar.
So stick to the fight when you’re
hardest hit,
It's when things go wrong
That you mustn't quit.