when things go wrong as they sometimes will
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill
when 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 strange with its twists and turns
as every one of us sometimes learns
and many a failure turns about when
they might have won
had they stuck it out
dont give up though the pace seems slow
you may succeed with another blow
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 so far
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
its when things seem worst that you must not quit... (c)