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   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 can make it good      Though I saw it all around   Never thought that I could be affected   Thought that we'd 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      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