DON'T YOU QUIT!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit!

Life is tough with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns,
But many a failure turns about
He just might have won had he 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 tired and faltering man.

Often the struggler has given up,
when he might have captured the victor's cup!
And he learns too late when he steps down
How close he was to the golden crown.

You never know how close you are
It may be close when it seems far
So stick to the fight, when you're the hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!

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