When things go wrong

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest, if you must- but don't you quit

Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow-
You might succeed with another blow

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown

Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt=-
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit-
Its when things seem worst that you mustn't quit !!!!