When things
go wrong , as they sometimes will ,
When the
road you are trudging seems up all hill
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 a
queer with its twists and turns ,
As everyone of us sometimes learn
And many a
failure turned about ,
When he
might have won, you had 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 slipped down ,
How close he was to the golden crown
Success is
failure turned inside out ,
The sliver 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 are hardest hit ,
It’s when the things seem worst you musn’t
quit.
