In this proud land we grew up strongnWe were wanted all alongnI was taught to fight, taught to winnI never thought I could failnnNo fight left or so it seemsnI am a man whose dreams have all desertednIve changed my face, Ive changed my namenBut no one wants you when you losennDont give upncos you have friendsnDont give upnYoure not beaten yetnDont give upnI know you can make it goodnnThough I saw it all aroundnNever thought I could be affectednThought that wed be the last to gonIt is so strange the way things turnnnDrove the night toward my homenThe place that I was born, on the lakesidenAs daylight broke, I saw the earthnThe trees had burned down to the groundnnDont give upnYou still have usnDont give upnWe dont need much of anythingnDont give upncause somewhere theres a placenWhere we belongnnRest your headnYou worry too muchnIts going to be alrightnWhen times get roughnYou can fall back on usnDont give upnPlease dont give upnngot to walk out of herenI cant take anymorenGoing to stand on that bridgenKeep my eyes down belownWhatever may comenAnd whatever may gonThat rivers flowingnThat rivers flowingnnMoved on to another townnTried hard to settle downnFor every job, so many mennSo many men no-one needsnnDont give upncause you have friendsnDont give upnYoure not the only onenDont give upnNo reason to be ashamednDont give upnYou still have usnDont give up nownWere proud of who you arenDont give upnYou know its never been easynDont give upncause I believe theres the a placenTheres a place where we belong