(Ooo, oh I-I)
Mmm-hmm oh

Mmm oh

Just got out of jail and you don't know what to do
Seems like everyone has turned their back on you
And your, girlfriend's pregnant and she, said she having it but
Ain't no money comin' thr-ough, yeah

Now there's a
Single mother at home tryin' to raise 3 kids alone
Working and going to school tryin' to make it on her own
She wants to start a business but it, takes so much to raise kids and a, how will she ever find the time to provide the n-eed
And I'm tellin' her

(Don't you give up on your dreams)
Y-eah, y-eah
You'll find (you'll find the hope that you n-eed)
(Things aren't as bad as they s-eem)
Just keep on fightnin' y-a'll (just keep fighting and you will be sure to succeed)

I see a, kid in the ghetto
And no place else to go
He wants to be a doctor
But everyone keeps sayin' n-o
But I, have a solution that will, settle his confusion
'Cause you can be whatever you wanna b-e
So I'm tellin you

(Don't you give up on your dr-eams)
Don't give up n-o
(You'll find the hope that you n-eed)
The sun is gonna shine tomorrow
(Things aren't as bad as they s-eem)
I know it looks bad sometimes y-a'll
E-y (just keep fighting and you will be sure to succeed) e-y, e-y h-ey
(Don't you give up on your dreams)
Don't you ever give up n-o
(You'll find the hope that you n-eed)
(Things aren't as bad as they s-eem)
Ain't never as bad as they seem ya'll
(Just keep fighting and you will be sure to succeed)

Everybody I want y-ou (k-eep) to keep your (h-ands) h-ands (to the sk-y)
The sun's gonna shine through the clouds
But you gotta keep o-n (k-eep) keep i-t (your h-ands) h-ands (to the sk-y) e-y, ey e-y y-eah
(Don't you give up on your dreams)
(You'll find the hope that you n-eed)
You'll find the hope that you n-eed
(Things aren't as bad as they s-eem)
Things aren't as b-ad, things aren't as b-ad n-o
(Just keep fighting and you will be sure to succeed)
H-ey
(Don't you give up on your dreams)
Everyody s-ay, la-la (la-la)
(You'll find the hope that you n-eed)
(La-la)
Everybody say l-a y-eah
(Things aren't as bad as they s-eem)
(La-la)
La, la-la (la-la) la-la
(Just keep fighting and you will be sure to succeed)
La-la la-la
(La, la-la)
(Don't you give up on your dreams)
(La, la-la)
(You'll find the hope that you n-eed)
Y-eah
(Things aren't as bad as they s-eem)