Don't Give Up
Feist & Timber Timbre Lyrics

In this proud land we grew up strong
We grew up in a strong and proud land

We were wanted all along
We were accepted and wanted from the beginning

I was taught to fight, taught to win
I was taught to be strong and successful

I never thought I could fail
I never imagined myself failing

No fight left or so it seems
I am exhausted and have lost motivation

I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
All my aspirations have been taken away from me

I've changed my face, I've changed my name
I've tried to change myself in every way possible

But no one wants you when you lose
People tend to forget about you when you're struggling to succeed

Don’t give up, Cause you have friends
Don't give up hope because there are people who care about you

You're not beaten yet
You're not completely defeated

I know you can make it good
I believe that you can still turn things around

Though I saw it all around, Never thought I could be affected
Although I was aware of the problems, I thought they wouldn't affect me

Thought that we'd be the last to go
I thought our community would be the last to fail

It is so strange the way things turn
It's surprising how unpredictable life can be

Drove the night toward my home, The place that I was born, on the lakeside
I drove home at night to the place of my birth, next to the lake

As daylight broke, I saw the earth, The trees had burned down to the ground
When the sun came up, I saw that the trees had been burned to the ground

Don’t give up, You still have us
Don't lose hope because there are still people who support you

We don't need much of anything
We're here for you no matter what you have or don't have

Cause somewhere there's a place, Where we belong
We'll find a place where we'll fit in

Rest your head, You worry too much, It's going to be alright
Take a break and stop worrying so much, things will be okay

When times get rough, You can fall back on us
When things get tough, you can depend on us for support

Got to walk out of here, I can't take anymore
I need to leave this place because it's too much to handle

Going to stand on that bridge, Keep my eyes down below
I'll stand on the bridge and look down

Whatever may come, And whatever may go
Whatever happens, happens

That river's flowing, That river's flowing
Life continues to move on

Moved on to another town, Tried hard to settle down
I moved to a new town and tried to start over

For every job, so many men, So many men no-one needs
There are too many people competing for too few jobs

No reason to be ashamed, Don't give up, You still have us
There's no shame in needing help, we're still here to support you

We're proud of who you are, Don't give up
We're proud of you and don't want you to give up

You know it's never been easy, Don't give up
We know that it's been difficult for you, but don't give up

Cause I believe there's a place, There's a place where we belong
I believe we'll find a place where we'll fit in and be accepted