[B]When things go wrong, as they
sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all
uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts
are high, And you want to smile, but you have to
sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck
it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems
slow—
You may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the
victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you
are, It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest
hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you
must not quit.[/B]
