don't quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
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 fellow turns about,
When he might have won tad he struck 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 had given up when he might have captured the victor’s cup.
And he learnt too late when the night came down
How close was he to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the cloud of doubt
And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar.
So stick to the sight when you are hit the hardest,
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit!