You got a life to live And a life to give Why not take your time? Why get angry at the smallest of things? Step back and rewind We got too much to lose And a whole lot to give To even entertain The though of it all just going away Dig down deep and say You matter To your family To your friends To the ones who you haven't met yet To your future To your hope And the ones that you love the most Ooh, I'm telling you don't give up Hold on tight And make it through the night A week's worth more than you know You matter You got so much at hand And you're not alone Let me tell you how this story goes It gets easier as you move along So may you look back and say I matter To my family To my friends To the ones who I haven't met yet To my future To my hope To the ones that I love the most Ooh, I'm telling you don't give up Hold on tight And you'll make it through the night A night's worth more than you know You matter