(Verse 1)

Here you are, broken and heavy hearted
Send a prayer out to all those dearly departed
So much wrong, that you can't continue
Try to hide all the pain, I can see it in you
What can I do? I just want to help you get through
A shoulder to lean on, words that are true
Moving on, leaving that life behind
Since birth never realizing the time
That's spent on so many meaningless things
Try to substitute what true happiness brings
Life is tough, times are changing
Gotta know that the life you life is worth saving
I'm just saying what you knew all along
You don't really know what you got till it's gone
We're all wrong, accept what you've been handed
Instead of taking this life for granted

(Chorus twice)

Don't give up (don't give up)
Don't give up (don't give up)
Don't give up, get up, look up, pick up your cross and walk
Forward, onward towards the mark
Don't give up, we must, look up, stand up in the dark
Though it's hard, though it hurts, it's not over

(Verse 2)
Look up There's always better days ahead
Don't worry about the things you can't change Instead
Focus on the future, your new life
In spite, of things that cause you to lose sight
Tonight, do what you can to make it right
With the strength and the purpose to finish the fight
Common problems we face as a nation
Confiscating our hopes and dreams, debating
Can I really take this much longer?
Remember, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
I can't sugarcoat, this world is harsh enough
For the love of your family stay tough
Pick up your cross and don't give up
Now that you've talked the talk, it's time to walk
Accept what it is you've been handed
Instead of taking this life for granted