This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Oh, Lord, yeah
There will be mountains that I will have to climb
And there will be battles that I will have to fight
But victory or defeat, it's up to me to decide
But how can I expect to win if I never try
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
Never said there wouldn't be trials
Never said I wouldn't fall
Never said that everything would go
The way I want it to go
But when my back is against the wall
And I feel all hope is gone
I'll just lift my head up to the sky
And say help me to be strong, oh
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
Oh, I know You didn't bring me
Out here to leave me lonely, oh no
Even when I can't see clearly
I know that You are with me, so I can't
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me that the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
I said I can't give up now
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me that the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me that the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
I can't give up now
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
There will be mountains that I will have to climb
And there will be battles that I will have to fight
But victory or defeat, it's up to me to decide
But how can I expect to win if I never try
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
Never said there wouldn't be trials
Never said I wouldn't fall
Never said that everything would go
The way I want it to go
But when my back is against the wall
And I feel all hope is gone
I'll just lift my head up to the sky
And say help me to be strong, oh
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
Oh, I know You didn't bring me
Out here to leave me lonely, oh no
Even when I can't see clearly
I know that You are with me, so I can't
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me that the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
I said I can't give up now
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me that the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me that the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
I can't give up now
I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
And I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me
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I really love this song it really means a lot to me can't give up now from where I've started from to give up now I'm gonna sing it on my farewell 💕😍🔥it just blesses my soul