I remember, wasn't so long ago
We had a one room shack and the livin' was low
And my mama by herself raised me and my bro

Wasn't easy, but we did it with the little that go
Worked hard got us off to school every day
And kept her eyes on the stars when the skies were gray

Gave us pride to survive, really showed us the way
Now I really understood what she was tryin' to say


She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high
And the boat may be rocky, you can cry
Just never give up

You can never give up," uh-uh

In this life you could lead if you only believe

And in order to achieve what you need
You can never give up
You can never give up


And this hope
That keep me holding on

On and on
And this hope
That makes me carry on

On and on

Boom-boom, couldn't have made it alone

I got a wonderful life, two kids on my own
With a strong foundation that was carved in stone
And my mama for the love that made my house a home

Made me wonder some time if this was meant to be
All this for a humble little guy like me
And all I ever really wanted was a family

To teach my kids the same value that she gave to me

She said, Son there'll be times when the tides are high

And the boat may be rocky, you can cry
Just never give up
You can never give up, uh-uh


In this life you could lead if you only believe
And in order to achieve what you need

You can never give up
You can never give up


And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on

And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on


Me not gonna suffer, things are for better
Never make yourself be overcome by the pleasure

??
See the man and watch ?
Blaze like fire, we nah go retire

Got nuff sleep and I am a expire
We haf a retire, that we require
We haf a make a mark before the time is gone


And this hope
That keep me holding on

And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on

On and on

And this hope

That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope

That makes me carry on
On and on


There's hope, yeah
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh
And it strikes an iron, uh
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, yeah

Hope keeps it alive, yeah
Only the strong survive, yeah
Keep it carry on, keep it carry on, yeah
Uh-uh
I'll keep it carry on, yeah

I gotta carry on, gotta carry on and be strong
Uh-uh-uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-uh

And this hope

That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on