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   Ive changed my face, Ive changed my name   But no one wants you when you lose      Dont give up   cos you have friends   Dont give up   Youre not beaten yet   Dont give up   I know you can make it good      Though I saw it all around   Never thought I could be affected   Thought that wed 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      Dont give up   You still have us   Dont give up   We dont need much of anything   Dont give up   cause somewhere theres a place   Where we belong      Rest your head   You worry too much   Its going to be alright   When times get rough   You can fall back on us   Dont give up   Please dont give up      got to walk out of here   I cant take anymore   Going to stand on that bridge   Keep my eyes down below   Whatever may come   And whatever may go   That rivers flowing   That rivers flowing      Moved on to another town   Tried hard to settle down   For every job, so many men   So many men no-one needs      Dont give up   cause you have friends   Dont give up   Youre not the only one   Dont give up   No reason to be ashamed   Dont give up   You still have us   Dont give up now   Were proud of who you are   Dont give up   You know its never been easy   Dont give up   cause I believe theres the a place   Theres a place where we belong