Never Give Up
dirty water
in the falling rain
you wipe your initials in
the windowpane
freedom walks on
the avenue
you’d be there too
if it was up to you
you never give up
from the tower block
to the battleground
jump on over it’s a
long way down
gravity pulls to the
last frontier
there are no other
limits here
you never give up
you never give up
though they may slam the door
slap your face to the floor
you’ve seen it all before
you never give up
they scare you silly with
a faceless god
and rap your knuckles
with a lightning rod
you carry it with you
in a gunny sack
an invisible monkey on
your bended back
you never give up
you beat your head
on a solid wall
all you need is a crack
you don’t need it all
the wall just laughs
and turns away
but you keep at it
anyway
you never give up
you never give up
though it’s every crooked deal
and their laws are made of steel
it’s never half as real as you are
when you never give up
there’s a world inside
where your mind is free
and there’s a world outside
where you’d like to be
and there’s a fine line where
your vision clears
and all the distance
disappears
and you never give up
I’ll meet you when
the morning comes
the saxophones and the
marching drums
the gleeful trees by the
waters edge
the flowers on the
window ledge
they never give up
you never give up