You will get it by Berton Braley

You will get it by Berton Braley

If you want a thing bad enough
to go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it

If only you desire of it
Makes you quite mad enough
Never to tired of it,
Makes you hold all other things tawdry and cheap for it

If life seems all empty and useless without it
And all that you scheme and dream is about it,
 

If gladly you'll sweat for it,
Fret for it,
Plan for it,

Lose all your terror of God and man for it,
 

If you'll simply go after that thing that you want,
With all your capacity,
Strength and sagacity,
Faith, hope and confidence, stern pertinacity,

If neither cold poverty, famished or gaunt,
Nor sickness nor pain
Of body or brain
Can turn you away from the thing that you want
 

If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it,
You'll get it!