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Never Give Up

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Songwriters: Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntà Austin

Producers: Jermaine Dupri for So So Def Productions, Inc., Bryan-Michael Cox for Team Idris, LLC

Lyrics

Till you get it right, tell ’em you will never quit
Tell ’em you will never quit until they day you get it right
Till you get it right, hold your hand to the sky
Look ’em right in the eye, tell ’em you will never quit
Until the day you get it right
Till you get it right
Tell ’em you will never quit, until the day you get it right
Till you get it right, hold your hand to the sky
Look ’em right in the eye, tell ’em you will never quit
Until the day you get it right

Single mother, two jobs, workin’ her fingers to the bone
Putting her daughters mouth before her own
She’s gotta do it, but she’s still feeling
Like there’s something deep inside that she can’t leave behind

She won’t let go of it, no matter how many times
She hears it’s over with, it’s all fixed in her mind
That it’s gonna get better and she won’t ever
Hang her head again, break a sweat again, never again

Never, never give up, never, never give up
No matter how many times, somebody tells you it ain’t working
Never, never give up, never, never give up
Hold your head to the sky, look them right in the eye
Tell you will never quit until the day you get it right
Never, never give up, never, never give up
Even though some days you’ll have to cry
Shake it off and know that everything will be alright
As long as you never, never give up, never, never give up

College student, paying her own way
Working the club at night
Look what she go through, to stay in law school
So maybe one day, she can make her way in a man’s world
And never be called just another girl

It ain’t nothing like a dream you can’t see
Even when the people ’round you don’t believe
But in the twelfth round, when you’re against the ropes
Here comes your last minute miracle
You’ve got to know to

Never, never give up, never, never give up
No matter how many times, somebody tells you it ain’t working
Never, never give up, never, never give up
Hold your head to the sky, look them right in the eye
Tell you will never quit until the day you get it right
Never, never give up, never, never give up
Even though some days you’ll have to cry
Shake it off and know that everything will be alright
As long as you never, never give up, never, never give up

The sky is the limit, for whatever you want to do
Don’t let anyone tell you it ain’t possible
No matter how low you feel, keep going higher, higher
See I’ve been holding onto my dreams too long
To watch it get away from me
This hand is mine to win, and I promise you that
I’ll never, never give up

Never, never give up, never, never give up
No matter how many times, somebody tells you it ain’t working
Never, never give up, never, never give up
Hold your head to the sky, look them right in the eye
Tell you will never quit until the day you get it right
Never, never give up, never, never give up
Even though some days you’ll have to cry
Shake it off and know that everything will be alright
As long as you never, never give up, never, never give up

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