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 you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
as everyone of us sometimes learns
and many a fellow turn about
when he 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 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 came down
how close he was to the golden crown.
Success is a 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 seem worst
that you mustn't quit.