Don’t Give Up Just Yet

By Miriam Weiser

How dare I be the one, I’m just a plain woman

How dare I be the first, but I just may, one day, burst

How can I, who doesn’t really know for sure

How can I, for all of you, open up a door

The only thing we know for certain

The thing that’s not behind the curtain

The only thing we all agree on

The only thing for sure is Hashem

He manages the world and all that’s in it

He makes the moves for all who win it

It’s only He who makes it run

It’s been so ever since the world’s begun

Don’t we know it, don’t we care

Even through all the noises we tend to hear

It’s quite simple, I keep thinking

It’s not people and deeds, it’s evil that’s sinking

How dare I be the one, to spoil all the fun

How dare I be the voice, but is there another choice?

I am a citizen of the world, a child of Hashem

That is precisely who I am.

So stop trying to change the world

Don’t listen to the rhetoric

Keep your eye on the ball

You are not so dumb and small

Make the smart decisions

Despite all the divisions

Take care of yourself and those around you

“Take care of yourself and those around you”

‘They’ don’t care for your welfare, so don’t take the poison jab

‘They’ don’t want to make it better, so don’t believe their gab

‘They’ are the evil ones, so don’t follow them into the grave

‘They’ are spoiling all the fun, so hold strong, be brave

We are citizens of this world, of this country

But our first allegiance is to the One who’s bounty

Is much more generous and much more gracious

Yidden have always been a lot more tenacious

We’re almost there, can you even hear

Don’t let go now, hold steadfast there

The drums are priming, they’re on their way

It’s almost time, for a brand-new wonderful day