Sometimes they'll want to cut you down
Better scratch that itch 'cause the time is now
They tell you that you gotta have a heart of steel
If you want to keep up, can you afford to feel?

When the system's wrong, gotta tear it down
Let it fall to the sea bed like a rusty crown
To the stars, below the moonbeam's glare
Shackles on your feet gotta disappear

What if I tried to tell you to do what for?
Can't you see, baby, life's knocking right at your door?
She says, 'Ooh, I just don't know for sure
What if I tried to tell you to do what for?'

Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
And don't give up, don't give up

She's got a talented face and a suitcase
Ain't got no desire to go no place
In her case, she got no desire
With her hand in the flame but she don't feel the fire

To the 'Yes' in the evening's air
The demons in your head gotta disappear
To the stars, below the moonbeam's glare
The shackles on your hand gotta disappear

What if I tried to tell you to do what for?
Can't you see, baby, it's knocking right at your door?
She said, 'Ooh, I just don't know for sure
What if I tried to tell you to do what for?'

Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up

D-d-don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't, don't give up, don't

What if I tried to tell you to do what for?
Can't you see, baby, life's knocking right at your door?
Don't tell me, ooh, you just don't know for sure
What if I tried to tell you, don't give up?