So you found out today your life's not the same
Not quite as perfect as it was yesterday
But when you were just getting in the groove
Now you're faced with something new
And I know it hurts and I know you feel torn
But you never gave up this easily before
So why do you choose today to give it all away?

Well it's not so bad y'all
Together we all fall
Just as long we get up, we'll stand tall
We shouldn't waste another day
Thinking 'bout the things that we forgot to say

I'm hittin' back y'all
Kickin' these four walls
Just as hard as I can 'til I can't crawl
I won't waste another day
With all these silly things
Swimmin' in my brain

There's no giving up now
Do you really want to give this all away?
Can't you ever see things in a different way
Somedays (no giving up now)
Such a beautiful thing to throw away
You should think things through
Over and over again
All over again

So your scars fade away, you soaked up the pain
A better person 'cause you lived through those days
And now you know what it's like to prove
You can overcome anything that gets to you
Well it's alright, we're sayin' our goodbyes
To the past and everything that ain't right
We won't waste another day
With all these silly things in our way

There's no giving up now
Do you really want to give this all away?
Can't you ever see things in a different way
Somedays (no giving up now)
Such a beautiful thing to throw away
You should think things through
Before you give it up now

I know we have given
All that we can give
When there's nothing to lean on
Well, I remember this
All we make of this lifetime
Is always here within
And remembering that's why
We should never give in

Do you really want to give this all away?
Can't you ever see things in a different way
Somedays
Such a beautiful thing to throw away
You should think things through
Over and over again
All over again

There's no giving up now


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No Giving Up Lyrics as written by Edward Sloan

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    this song is awsome...its like a song written to hold people back from suicide...truly amazing...

    liesoftomarrowon May 28, 2005   Link

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