Do Not Quit
There is no reason to surrender, no reason at all
No reason to cry or regret after a rough fall
Life may tough as rock and a straight upward wall
Look at what you got, diamond is toughest of all
Sometimes the thing we are trying change or leave
The thing before our eyes we cannot see, for better
Seems the light from fat away than that on the sleeve
Sometimes it is so precious gold you wear as fetter
And what of that dream you left behind, what of that trash
You thought would only waste your mind, worthless
To your craving mind that saw all things as immediate cash
Fault not the dream, but how little work we did invest.
Fault not the journey that to a dead end seemingly led
The direction taken points to how well you prepared
Trash can become new gold or building blocks instead
For a palace, stairway, or vehicle where the vision dared
Do not surrender, do not give up, dare still to try
With one more blow the wall comes down, every leap
The muscle strengthened, preparing you to leap the sky
Dreams are work plans: without a tree no fruit we reap
Stick to it, roll up the sleeves, set stages of goals, commit
What we earn is the value of self, dividend from esteem
You are not alone, there is always that strong unseen spirit
He whose purpose is hidden in a rough diamond of dream
Why should you surrender, others lesser did it all before
And when you are quit and gone another will come still
And find your failure withered beside an opening door
And we will shake our head and scoff at such a fragile will
Do not quit, surrender is a loser's option only for the dead
Rework the plan, steel the heart, and go for that distant goal
Each step brings it nearer, determination with vision wed
Shall guarantee victory, guarantee honor, for you the bell will toll.
Diamonds may look like common stone, and rainbow broken light
Those who commit will often tire and feel they walk alone
But if we do not surrender, winners who take the eagle's flight
Will find a world to praise us, and rights to rest upon a throne.
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