Don't Give Up (Live)

[ANTHONY RAPP, spoken]

Thank you. So, uh, growing up, uh, I was born 71, 'bout to turn 4-- I'll be 45 in a couple weeks, very soon. Yeah, yeah, yeah, so, uh, so if I say I was a child of the '80s in many ways, so lot of those artists that were, that were making great music then have been a huge influence and the album *So* by Peter Gabriel is one of my all-time, like, desert island discs of all time. So, uh, I want to do a song, uh, in tribute to one of my heroes, Peter Gabriel.

[ANTHONY, sung]

In 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

[ENGLISH BERNHARDT]

Don't give up, because you have friends

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

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

[ANTHONY]

Though I saw it all around

Never thought that I could be affected

Thought that we'd be last to go

It is so strange the way things turn

Drove the night towards my home

The place that I was born, on a lakeside

As daylight broke, I saw the earth

The trees had burned down to the ground

[ENGLISH]

Don't give up, 'cause you 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 alright

When times get rough, you can fall back on us

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

[ANTHONY]

Got to walk out of here, I can't take any more

Gonna stand on that bridge, keep my eyes down below

Whatever may come and whatever may go

That river's flowing, that river's flowing

Moved on to another town

Tried hard to settle down

For every job, so many men

So many men no one needs

[ENGLISH]

Don't give up, 'cause you have friends

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

Don't give up, no reason to feel ashamed

Don't give up, you still have us

Don't give up now, we're proud of who you are

Don't give up, you know it's never been easy

Don't give up, 'cause I believe that there's a place

There's a place where we belong

[ANTHONY, spoken]

English Bernhardt, ladies and gentlemen, English Bernhardt, come on. Thank you.