in this proud land we grew up strong
we were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail

no fight left or so it seems
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
I´ve changed my face, I´ve changed my name
but no one wants you when you lose

don´t give up
´cos you have friends
don´t give up
you´re not beaten yet
don´t give up
I know you can make it good

though I saw it all around
never thought I could be affected
thought that we´d be the last to go
it is so strange the way things turn

drove the night toward my home
the place that I was born, on the lakeside
as daylight broke, I saw the earth
the trees had burned down to the ground
don´t give up
you still have us
don´t give up
we don´t need much of anything
don´t give up
´cause somewhere there´s a place
where we belong

rest your head
you worry too much
it´s going to be alright
when times get rough
you can fall back on us
don´t give up
please don´t give up

´got to walk out of here
I can´t take anymore
going to stand on that bridge
keep my eyes down below
whatever may come
and whatever may go
that river´s flowing
that river´s flowing

moved on to another town
tried hard to settle down
for every job, so many men
so many men no-one needs

don´t give up
´cause you have friends
don´t give up
you´re not the only one
don´t give up
no reason to be ashamed
don´t give up
you still have us
don´t give up now
we´re proud of who you are
don´t give up
you know it´s never been easy
don´t give up
´cause I believe there´s the a place
there´s a place where we belong