Lyrics Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield

People Never Give Up

My father

Our father

I pray a little letter to you

Tried to send you a Christmas

The postman couldn't get it through

You're up somewhere in the air

Wherever your nights are, you may sleep

But I know you live in my heart

Where it's warm and your spirit keeps

I'm just a man

Plain simple folk

Of instinct good and bad

(I'm so bad)

Hate to think you created me

and I always make you sad

Are you up to healing for feeling

Believe me, there's no place to go

(oh no)

If you're willing, my lord, pick me up and let me know

Keep me in my solitude

Help me deal with loneliness

If ever I become depressed

Touch me and I'll do the rest

Pull me from my wicked sin

Show me where I start again

My needs are beyond the words I say

My God will not betray

People never give up

You just never give up

People never give up

You just never give up

Our father

Our father in heaven

I pray a little letter to you

Tried to send you a Christmas

The postman couldn't get it through

Keep me in my solitude

Help me deal with loneliness

If ever I become depressed

Touch me and I'll do the rest

Pull me from my wicked sin

Show me where I start again

My needs are beyond the words I say

And my God will not betray

People never give up

Just you never give up

People never give up

Just you never give up

People never give up

My God will not betray

My God will not betray

My God will not betray

(keep the faith baby)