Don't Give Up

Though it is one of the most haunting and beautiful in the history of music, I had forgotten about this song. The lyrics are very real right now, and also remind me of Garry (see Uno, dos, tres.... 2/11/05).

Stayed with wonderful friends over the weekend and Chris was reliving how he helped a suicidal woman leave her position on a bridge over the M25, and climb back over the barrier to safety, to life. Remarkable. Life is precious. Life hurts. Shit happens - yep, fair enough. The way it happens sometimes though...

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 be 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 there’s the a place
There’s a place where we belong.

Pip writes: "Alicia Keys and Bono have recorded Peter Gabriel’s ‘Don’t Give Up’ to benefit families in Africa living with AIDS. It’s exclusively available as a download from iTunes with proceeds going to the charity Keep A Child Alive." Thanks Pip for blogging about this and helping me see this song again.