Lyrics Give Up! - Philip Labes

When they're younger many parents tell their kids that they can be
The president, or an astronaut, or an actor on TV
But no one ever tells a child what they cannot be
So it seems that the responsibility has come to me

Life is just a compromise, it's better for your health
You might achieve a smaller dream, so look inside yourself
Why do you want the big career and all that fancy stuff?
Give up, give up, give up, give up, give up

The moment you stop working out the fat will start to creep
You can never smoke a cigarette and still die in your sleep
So you don't have to make the bed you're getting back into
'Cause life tends towards chaos and there's nothing you can do

And love is just a compromise so you don't have to frown
And romcoms are a bunch of lies so bring your standards down
Sure, he's a comedian, but being single suckc
Give up, give up, give up, give up, give up

Think of what's awaiting you a couple years down the line
A bunch of emptiness of the success you didn't find
Think of how much happier you could be at that time
If you never ever failed, because you didn't even try

And life is just a compromise, but we don't want to see
We write ourselves the movie script of how our lives should be
You're reaching out for happiness when what's inside's enough
Give up, give up, give up, give up, give up