Never Give Up

by @tcelliott

Never Give Up
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#singersongwriter #acoustic

A song about mom. Not sure how happy I am with it but I'm tried of trying to make it sound better.

Lyrics

I never went hungry I never missed a meal But I caught my mother crying With no bread but the heel

We ran out of burger The chicken went bad Scrambled eggs for dinner We ate what we had

I could tell she was worried By the tears she was crying But she never gave up She never stopped trying

I went off to college On scholarships and loans I sometimes felt weary In the city all alone

My mother would ask me If I was doing okay I could never tell her I said I was good that day

I could tell she was worried By the tears she was crying But she never gave up She never stopped trying

Now I am older My mother is gone I remember her lessons And try to stay strong

Still, I am worried Still, I am crying But I'll never give up I'll never stop trying

I'll never give up I'll never stop trying

Comments

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@kc_

Great write TC... wonderful story with the chord progression. So emotive, killer performance!

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@b3nut

Man it sounds great. What a beautiful and moving tribute to an obviously amazing woman and mother. We often don't appreciate until later in life what our parents (and grandparents!) did for us. Fantastic track TC.

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@beej

Sentiment is bang on. Loved it and you nailed it, has the feels and when we listen that resonates

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Great track man. Very powerful stuff…I’m crying a bit….ok more than a bit…damnit TC making me feel things.

Sounds great as usual, the performance is stellar.

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This is lovely right from the piano in the beginning up to the determination and optimism at the end. Never give up, indeed!

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@gm7

It always nice to hear songs about "mothers"...lovely tribute!

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I usually copy you and write one of these when you write one! Yup very heartfelt i really relate to this one!

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Man this is great. It's such a heartfelt song and you can feel that you meant every word of it.

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