I wonder if this song was inspired by the following, written by Mother Theresa?
Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered
Forgive them anyway
People may accuse you of ulterior motives
Be kind anyway
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies
Succeed anyway
People may cheat you
Be honest and frank anyway
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight
Build anyway
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous
Be happy anyway
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow
Do good anyway
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough
Give the world the best youve got anyway
You see in the long run
It is between you and God
It was never between you and them anyway
From Mother Theresa
Last year, for Christmas, I made this up into some fancy framed thingies for a couple of my best friends, I just love it.