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Meera Syal CBE (born Feroza Syal on 27 June 1961) is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and became one of the UK's best-known Indian personalities portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours and in 2003 was listed in The Observer as one of the fifty funniest acts in British comedy. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama and literature.
Meera Syal's Punjab-born parents Surendra Syal (father) and Surrinder Uppal (mother) came to England from New Delhi. Her father was Khatri, and her mother was Jatt. She was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and grew up in Essington, a mining village a few miles to the north. When she was young, the family moved to Bloxwich. This landscape – and the family's status as the only Asian family in a small Midlands mining village – was later to form the backdrop to her novel (later filmed) Anita and Me, which Syal described in a 2003 BBC interview as semi-autobiographical. She attended Queen Mary's High School in nearby Walsall and then studied English and Drama at Manchester University, graduating with a Double First.
Good cop, Indian mum cop - Walliams & Friend: Meera Syal - BBC One
'Just a T-shirt' written and performed by Meera Syal
Meera Syal orders a sexy malebot: Walliams & Friend - Episode 4 Preview
Vicky Beeching interviews Meera Syal on BBC1's Sunday Morning Live
Meera Syal On Falling For Sanjeev Bhaskar | Loose Women
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal play Mr & Mrs with Bobby Friction
Meera Syal - Who Do You Think You Are?
Meera Syal hates the over-use of the word 'like' - Room 101 Series 5 Episode 5 Preview - BBC One
Meera Syal discusses Culture and Food - Gordon Ramsay
Five Minutes With: Meera Syal
Meera Syal on her new book 'House of Hidden Mothers'
Ep 6 Meera Syal
Meera Syal On The Indian Surrogate Industry | Loose Women
QI 1x03- Bill Bailey, Meera Syal, Clive Anderson [TD].avi
Meera Syal Recipe Challenge - Gordon Ramsay
Meera Syal is Driven Nuts By The Word "Like" - Room 101
Meera Syal - Women Of A Certain Age
Anita & Me (2002) trailer
Seance Ring With Meera Syal - Trick Of The Mind
Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal Interview - The Kumars Return - BAFTA TV Awards 2013
Programme website: http://bbc.in/2gsZI10 A robber meets his match in new police drama: 'Good Cop, Indian Mum Cop'. Featuring David Walliams and Meera Syal.
Written by and starring Meera Syal "When you throw the doors open and anyone can just rock up … how is that fair?" Priti, a British-born Indian woman in the West Midlands, reports a violent incident in the street. Subscribe to Guardian Culture ► http://bit.ly/subgdnculture Become a Guardian supporter ► http://bit.ly/GDNmembers Guardian Culture website ► http://www.theguardian.com/culture Guardian Film website ► http://www.theguardian.com/film The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://www.youtube.com/owenjonestalks Guardian Football ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianfootball Guardian Tech ► http://www.youtube.com/gdntech Guardian Wires ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianwires Guardian Food ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianfood
Vicky interviews UK national treasure Meera Syal about her career so far in TV, theatre, comedy and fiction writing. This aired on July 26th 2015 on BBC 1.
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal, stars of Goodness Gracious Me play Mr & Mrs with Bobby Friction on the Asian Network.
My personal favourite episode of Who Do You Think You Are? from all the way back in series 1, 2004. I'm not going to be uploading any more episodes, so treat this one as a taster to the series, and if you like what you taste then go and buy the DVD for the rest of the episodes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000T9MTOM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T1_HR6tzb6J1ECSN *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. I must state that in NO way, shape or form am I intending to infringe rights of the...
Programme website: http://bbc.in/1PHczHL Frank Skinner discusses Meera Syal's dislike of the overuse of the word 'like', which she wants to put into the depths of Room 101.
Season 3 of Gordon Ramsays The F Word Gordon Ramsay's BAFTA-nominated food show opens its doors for another night of mouth-watering food, with every dish something you can cook at home, plus recipe-based challenges and fast food that won't make you feel guilty. Gordon is challenged in the kitchen by Meera Syal. Meera Syai discusses her culture and food.
In a series for the BBC News website, Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in precisely five minutes.
Writer, comic, actress, author and all-round British National Treasure Meera Syal talks to the UKAsian about her poignant and funny new book 'The House of Hidden Mothers'.
Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1VGTPwA Broadcast on Meera Syal chats to the Loose Women about her new novel which deals with Indian surrogate mothers. Like, follow and subscribe to Loose Women! Website: http://bit.ly/1EDGFp5 YouTube: http://bit.ly/1C7hxMy Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1KXmWdc Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Bxfxts http://www.itv.com http://www.stv.tv http://www.u.tv
Season 3 of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word Gordon Ramsay's BAFTA-nominated food show opens its doors for another night of mouth-watering food, with every dish something you can cook at home, plus recipe-based challenges and fast food that won't make you feel guilty. Gordon is challenged in the kitchen by Meera Syal.
Comedian Meera Syal believes the overuse of the word "Like" is robbing the beauty from the English language. Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/hattricksub Visit Our Website: https://www.hattrick.co.uk/ Follow Hat Trick: https://twitter.com/HatTrickProd Like Hat Trick: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hattrick-Productions/114980688515764?nr=108383925853313
Based on Meera Syal's best-selling novel and featuring an all-star cast, Anita & Me is an hilarious British comedy in the tradition of East Is East and Bend It Like Beckham. It's 1972 and 12-year-old Meena is poised on the brink of her teenage years. Torn between her family's culture and the escape offered by the rock and roll of the era, her daily life is turned upside down by the arrival of the blonde, beautiful and outrageous Anita Rutter. Boasting a terrifci '70s soundtrack, Anita & Me stars a host of British acting talent including Sanjeev Bhaskar (Goodness Gracious Me), Kathy Burke (Kevin & Perry Go Large), Mark Williams (The Fast Show) & Meera Syal (writer of Bhaji On The Beach and star of Goodness Gracious Me). Take a trip back in time to when flares, glam rock and Jackie magaz...
Derren uses an old victorian seance trick on actress Meera Syal. The reveal to this trick will be uploaded next week. For more subscribe to our channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialDerren
Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal Interview - The Kumars Return - BAFTA TV Awards 2013
Vicky interviews UK national treasure Meera Syal about her career so far in TV, theatre, comedy and fiction writing. This aired on July 26th 2015 on BBC 1.
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Written by and starring Meera Syal "When you throw the doors open and anyone can just rock up … how is that fair?" Priti, a British-born Indian woman in the West Midlands, reports a violent incident in the street. Subscribe to Guardian Culture ► http://bit.ly/subgdnculture Become a Guardian supporter ► http://bit.ly/GDNmembers Guardian Culture website ► http://www.theguardian.com/culture Guardian Film website ► http://www.theguardian.com/film The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://www.youtube.com/owenjonestalks Guardian Football ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianfootball Guardian Tech ► http://www.youtube.com/gdntech Guardian Wires ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianwires Guardian Food ► http://www.youtube.com/guardianfood
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal, stars of Goodness Gracious Me play Mr & Mrs with Bobby Friction on the Asian Network.
Season 3 of Gordon Ramsays The F Word Gordon Ramsay's BAFTA-nominated food show opens its doors for another night of mouth-watering food, with every dish something you can cook at home, plus recipe-based challenges and fast food that won't make you feel guilty. Gordon is challenged in the kitchen by Meera Syal. Meera Syai discusses her culture and food.
http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/much-ado-about-nothing/ Paul Bhattacharjee who plays Benedick and Meera Syal who plays Beatrice, performing scenes from Director Iqbal Khan's Much Ado About Nothing, in production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Paul Bhattacharjee performs part of Act 2 Scene 3 and Meera Syal performs part of Act 2 Scene 1.
In 2017 UK & India will be celebrating a bilateral Year of Culture, which will include a host of face-to-face and online events and interactions between people of both countries. Actor and author Meera Syal sends her best wishes for the Year ahead with this short message.
Meera Syal discusses the Royal Court Theatre at 60 years. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/SCey5g Watch more interviews at https://www.royalcourttheatre.com/sixtyyearsnew A film by Copper Productions www.copperproductions.co.uk
Meera joins the Loose Women and talks about her love of work, and joins in the debate about keeping your husband satisfied.
Ms Meera Syal MBE received an honorary doctorate at the 2013 SOAS Graduation Ceremony. Meera Syal is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actor. Ms Syal was born in Wolverhampton after her parents emigrated from New Delhi in 1961. She read English and Drama at the University of Manchester, gaining a double first. After graduation she took her one-woman-show 'One of us' to the Edinburgh Fringe where she was spotted by a director at the Royal Court. Ms Syal was Visiting Professor of Theatre at Oxford University 2011-2012 and in 1998 she was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the arts. You can find out more about SOAS at http://www.soas.ac.uk you can find out more about Meera Syal's honorary doctorate at...
BAFTA celebrates the work and achievements of BAFTA Award nominated actress, writer and comedienne Meera Syal. Interviewed by Bonnie Greer, March 2008. See the full version on the BAFTA website: http://tinyurl.com/a67sfm
Humza Badman will make you laugh until your stomach hurts - we promise!
In a series for the BBC News website, Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in precisely five minutes.
Named one of the funniest acts in British comedy, writer and actress Meera Syal has brought her distinctive voice to the UK’s creative arts.
The Asian Awards 2011 took place on October 18th 2011. The Asian Awards is a joint venture between Paul Sagoo (CEO of Lemon Group www.lemongroup.com) and United Business Media (www.ubm.com). The Asian Awards honours the greatest achievers across multiple categories. For more information visit www.theasianawards.com.
Goodness Gracious Me is coming back!
To watch the full interview and take a free trial please visit www.digitaltheatreplus.com Meera is one of the UK's best-known performing arts polymaths, having turned her hand to acting, writing, singing and producing across both stage and screen. She is currently playing the role of Nurse in Kenneth Branagh's all-star Romeo and Juliet at The Garrick Theatre. In this interview, Meera explores the origins of her stage-adapted novel Anita and Me and reflects upon the joy of collaborative work, and why it's important for a writer to invest in the small characters. Like Digital Theatre Plus on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalTheatrePlus/ Follow Digital Theatre Plus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DT_Plus
The 7th Asian Awards took place on 5/5/17 at The London Hilton Park Lane. It was hosted by Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE. The Asian Awards were founded by UK Based Entrepreneur Paul Sagoo (CEO Of Lemon Group International Ltd). Key guests included: Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket Player) Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London) Ajay Banga (President & CEO of Mastercard) Demis Hassabis (CEO Google Deepmind) Sunny Pawar (Actor from the film Lion) Anupam Kher (Bollywood Actor) Varun Dhewan (Bollywood Actor) Amy Jackson (Bollywood Actress) Krishnan Guru-Murthy (Television Presenter) Meera Syal (Actress & Writer) and many others. Key sponsors and partners include: Aston Martin Bering Ice Vodka Chivas Childsplay Clothing Silva Legal Dream Occassions Grandeur & Love Here & Now 360 State Bank of India Kikit Entertai...
My personal favourite episode of Who Do You Think You Are? from all the way back in series 1, 2004. I'm not going to be uploading any more episodes, so treat this one as a taster to the series, and if you like what you taste then go and buy the DVD for the rest of the episodes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000T9MTOM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T1_HR6tzb6J1ECSN *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. I must state that in NO way, shape or form am I intending to infringe rights of the...
Programme website: Frank Skinner discusses Shaun Ryder's dislike of football talk, which he wants to put into the depths of Room 101. Programme website: Frank Skinner discusses Meera Syal's dislike of the overuse of the word 'like', which she wants to put into the depths .
Watch SOAS' Professor Rachel Dwyer as she hosts British Asian comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress, Meera Syal MBE for an informal conversation about her movies, careers and experiences. This was one of the highlights from the SOAS 2011 Alumni & Friends Weekend. The SOAS Alumni and Friends Weekend (9-11 June 2011) featured 45 events and was attended by 1,000 alumni and guests
Walliams and Friend Season 1 Episode 4 Meera Syal
Director Rufus Norris and actor Meera Syal discuss Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new play by David Hare based on the book by Katherine Boo. Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nationaltheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/nationaltheatre
BBC Radio: A Small Town Murder: Omnibus Family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell finds the body of a young man who appears to have shot himself. Starring Meera Syal.
James Joyce wrote the greatest of Dublin novels in Trieste while American poet TS Eliot wrote his modernist masterpiece ‘The Wasteland’ in England. But does migration always positively affect the writing of a novelist? And how has a genre increasingly being heralded as a ‘new world literature’ changed with the times? Literary exiles and migrants Amit Chaudhuri, Lila Azam Zanganeh, Meera Syal and Prajwal Parajuly compare notes with Anita Anand.
Aired: 3 March 2006 Sean's Team: Chris O'Dowd and Meera Syal Dave's Team: Alan Carr and Sally Phillips
Boris Johnson compares himself to a jar of honey found on a supermarket shelf - 'the product of many countries'. He thinks he is part Jewish, part French, part English, part American, part pterodactyl and, unpredictably, part Turkish. Boris' paternal grandparents played a central role in his upbringing. He knows that his grandfather, 'Johnny', was the son of a Turkish journalist and politician who was ultimately kidnapped and lynched in the early 1920s, but knows little about his life, reputation and the circumstances of his death. Boris' half-French grandmother, 'Granny Butter', had always claimed to be of posh stock. Although Boris and his siblings have always been suspicious of this claim, they do recall their grandmother teaching them to eat crisps with a knife and fork. Boris sets ...
Frank Skinner with guests Richard Ayoade, Alun Cochrane & Gabby Logan.
The 2002 Awards took place at the Victoria Palace Theatre on the afternoon of Friday 15 February, with a one hour television broadcast on BBC Two on the evening of Saturday 16 February. The full list of winners is here: http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98540/ Interviewees in the television broadcast include Philip Quast, Michael Ball, Ruthie Henshall, Janie Dee, Marin Mazzie, Brent Barrett, Roger Allam, Tim Flavin, Jonathan Pryce, Martine McCutcheon, Nigel Planer, Boy George, Zoe Wanamaker, Frances Barber, Alison Steadman, Fiona Shaw, Lindsay Duncan, Diana Rigg, Sinead Cusack, Amy Irving, Penelope Keith, Lia Williams, Victoria Hamilton, Alex Jennings, Henry Goodman, Rufus Sewell, Russ Abbot. Awards presenters include Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Janie Dee, C...
Sara Crewe is the pampered darling of her father, an army captain, and the Victorian London girls' school where he places her. But when her father dies, penniless, Sara becomes a skivvy in Miss Minchin's school, befriended only by the scullery maid, Becky, her friends Ermengarde and Lottie, a little monkey, a lascar, and the mysterious man next door. Starring: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Havers, David Yelland, Meera Syal, Tariq Alibai, Annette Badland, Natalie Abbott, Jake Wood. This is the only version noted for being very faithful to the original text (1986)
Property of the BBC and Hat Trick Productions. NOTE: Not an HD version, but I should be able to upload the extended one in HD later.
Gurinder Chadha is best known as the writer and director of Bend it like Beckham. The death of her father prompted her to trace her family history, and takes her back to her birth place Kenya. Further information: http://benditnetworks.com/
QI qi, quizz. With Clive Anderson, Bill Bailey and Meera Syal. QI (Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring . QI S01E03-Aquatic Animals-2003-part 1/2 - Greek subtitled - Translated by Alex M. Podcasting 101 course covering: - What is a podcast? - What is a vodcast? ursäkta röran vi bygger om s01e02 DEL Ursäkta grattis världen S01E10 Fredrik Wikingsson och filip hammar estland 100 höjdare high chaparall boston tea .
Jan 25 2014. Guests are Richard Osman, Roisin Conaty and Joan Bakewell. Hosted by Frank Skinner. All rights reserved by BBC.
Vicky interviews UK national treasure Meera Syal about her career so far in TV, theatre, comedy and fiction writing. This aired on July 26th 2015 on BBC 1.
In a series for the BBC News website, Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in precisely five minutes.
Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal Interview - The Kumars Return - BAFTA TV Awards 2013
To watch the full interview and take a free trial please visit www.digitaltheatreplus.com Meera is one of the UK's best-known performing arts polymaths, having turned her hand to acting, writing, singing and producing across both stage and screen. She is currently playing the role of Nurse in Kenneth Branagh's all-star Romeo and Juliet at The Garrick Theatre. In this interview, Meera explores the origins of her stage-adapted novel Anita and Me and reflects upon the joy of collaborative work, and why it's important for a writer to invest in the small characters. Like Digital Theatre Plus on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalTheatrePlus/ Follow Digital Theatre Plus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DT_Plus
Season 3 of Gordon Ramsays The F Word Gordon Ramsay's BAFTA-nominated food show opens its doors for another night of mouth-watering food, with every dish something you can cook at home, plus recipe-based challenges and fast food that won't make you feel guilty. Gordon is challenged in the kitchen by Meera Syal. Meera Syai discusses her culture and food.
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal, stars of Goodness Gracious Me play Mr & Mrs with Bobby Friction on the Asian Network.
Meera Syal Interview - All In Good Time Premiere
Meera Syal Interview Park Theatre Gala Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54 Red Carpet News TV talks to VIP guests at the 4th Birthday Party for the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park London. VIP guests include Meera Syal, Matthew Kelly, Simon Callow, Christina Chong, David Haig and Alistair Mcgowan. Check out our other videos for more exclusive West End and theatre interviews and don’t forget to subscribe. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Hunger Games, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. Visit our homepage at http://www.redcarpetnewstv.com or follow us on Twitter @RedCarpetNewsTV for exclusive daily updates, reviews, photo gal...
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Writer, comic, actress, author and all-round British National Treasure Meera Syal talks to the UKAsian about her poignant and funny new book 'The House of Hidden Mothers'.
Meera Syal Interview London Indian Film Festival 2017 Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54 Red Carpet News TV talks to VIP guests at the London Indian Film Festival 2017 Opening Gala Premiere of The Black Prince. Red Carpet News speaks to Meera Syal, Bhasker Patel, Pablo Satbhambra, Lady Kishwar Desai, Amit Ranjan Biswas, Ashutosh Gowariker, Manjinder Vik, Rup Magon, Ranjit Singh Shubh and Satinder Sartaaj. Check out our other videos for more exclusive Indian film coverage, thanks for watching and don’t forget to subscribe. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Hunger Games, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. Visit our homepag...
Meera talks about getting the Goodness Gracious Me team back together, as well as explaining the premise of her new book The House Of Hidden Mothers. Join Lorraine every weekday on ITV at 8.30am Like, follow and subscribe to Lorraine! Website: http://bit.ly/1E6BlKW YouTube: http://bit.ly/18cHdtx Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1E6Bhep Twitter: http://bit.ly/1wvn4dp http://www.itv.com http://www.stv.tv http://www.u.tv
Meera Syal discusses the Royal Court Theatre at 60 years. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/SCey5g Watch more interviews at https://www.royalcourttheatre.com/sixtyyearsnew A film by Copper Productions www.copperproductions.co.uk
Meera Syal Interview - All In Good Time
At the Jaipur Literature Festival (zeejlf #zeejlfacv16), author and actor Meera Syal talks about Jaipur (the city), her latest novel, 'The House of Hidden Mothers', surrogacy, one of its main themes; and festivals in general. She said she is looking forward to hearing Margaret Atwood, Anuradha Roy, Sunjeev Sahota, Karan Johar (vid report to come here next), and co-founder of the Jaipur Literature Festival, William Dalrymple. Keep following the bird! For more on #ZEEJLF #Zeejlfacv16 Twitter: https://twitter.com/asianculturevul Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/asianculturevulturecom-420743121372137/
Meera talks about her latest novel The House of Hidden Mothers, and she also describes her time filming in Hollywood with Jack Black. Click here for more: http://bit.ly/1EDGFp5 Like, follow and subscribe to Loose Women! Website: http://bit.ly/1EDGFp5 YouTube: http://bit.ly/1C7hxMy Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1KXmWdc Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Bxfxts http://www.itv.com http://www.stv.tv http://www.u.tv
Leading actor Mandeep Dhillon (Meena) and writer Meera Syal talk about Anita and Me as a coming of age tale of teen rebellion.
Here we are, the two of us together
Don't know where we end or where we start
Been through so many stages
But we're on two different pages
Maybe we're just better off apart
CHORUS:
It's so hard to say goodbye
We'll throw down the gloves and in the towel
Just let it ride
It's so hard cause we both know
When the curtain falls and the bloom is off the rose
We're just holding on to letting go
And who knows, will it be for the better?
Maybe it'll be for the worse
Though I try to love you
And I want to make it work
All it does is make me hurt
CHORUS
Did we get enough, or expect too much?
Do we tough it out, or just give up?
CHORUS
We're just holding on