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 desert
   I've changed my face, I've changed my name
   But no one wants you when you lose
  
   Don't give up - 'cause you have friends
   Don't give up - you're not beaten yet
   Don't give up - I know you con make it good
  
   Though I saw it all around, never thought that I could be affected
   Thought that we'd be lost 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 a place
   There's a place where we belong!