Don't Give Up

Album: Detroit Stories (2020)
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  • Yeah, I know you're struggling right now
    We all are, in different ways
    It's like a new world that we don't even know
    It's hard to sleep
    Even harder to dream
    But look, you've got 7 billion brothers and sisters all in the same boat
    So don't panic
    Life has a way of surviving and going on and on
    We're not fragile, and we sure don't break easy

    You know it's so hard to cope
    When you're just hoping there's hope

    We're all hanging on by a thread
    We're all staring at the razor's edge
    But we're not going to step off the ledge
    No!

    Our enemy is a cold, indiscriminate monster
    It doesn't care if you're old or newborn, it exists to kill
    You and I are nothing to it
    It has no heart or soul or conscience
    Do we fear it? Yeah
    Do we cower before it? Hell no
    We're the blood and guts human race, and we win!

    You know that it's right
    So we just gotta fight
    Yeah, we're all hanging on by a thread
    We're all staring at the razor's edge
    But we're not going to step off the ledge
    No!

    We're all hanging on by a thread
    We're all staring at the razor's edge
    But we're not going to step off the ledge
    No!

    This is Alice Cooper in Detroit
    Let's keep fighting
    Don't give up Writer/s: Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Tommy Henriksen
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Ninette from Sacramento CaliforniaI have loved your music since I first heard it in 1972 as a matter of fact as a sophomore in high school I gave an oral report about you and your music but this song. You have topped yourself to your fans
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