Don't Give Up Africa

n this proud land we grew up strong

We were wanted all along

I was taught to fight, taught to win

I never thought I could fail

No fight left or so it seems

I am a man whose dreams have all deserted

I've changed my face, I've changed my name

But no one wants you when you lose

Don't give up 'cause you have friends

Don't give up, you're not beaten yet

Don't give up, I know you can make it good

Though I saw it all around

Never thought I could be affected

Thought that we would be last to go

It's so strange the way things turn

Drove the night toward my home

The place that I was born, out on the lakeside

As daylight broke I saw the earth

The trees had burned down to the ground

Don't give up, you still have us

Don't give up, we don't need much of anything

Don't give up 'cause somewhere there's a place where we belong

Rest your head, you worry too much

It's going to be all right

When times get rough you can fall back on us

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

Got to walk out of here

I can't take any more

Going to stand on that bridge

Keep my eyes down below

Whatever may come

Whatever may go

That river's flowing

That river's flowing

Don't give up 'cause you have friends

Don't give up, you're not the only one

Don't give up, there's no reason to be ashamed

Don't give up, you still, you still have us

I believe, you and me

That somewhere there's a place where we belong

A-f-ri-ca

A-f-ri-ca