i am looking for songs to inspire a friend going through some struggles.
i have mine, of course, but want to think outside of the box.

mine are..

this is your life... switchfoot
dare you to move... switchfoot
meant to live... switchfoot
what about now... daughtry
home... daughtry
i'm gonna be somebody... travis tritt.
by the grace of god... keith urban
innocent... our lady peace
hanging by a moment... lifehouse
the change... garth brooks
show me your glory... third day
i believe... blessed union of souls
dont say a word... david cook
waiting on the world to change...john meyer
my hero... foo fighters
only god knows why... kid rock
time of my life... david cook

WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS?

Don't Wait- Dashboard Confessional
Red Umbrella- Faith Hill
Life Ain't Always Beautiful- Gary Allan
I Made It Through the Day- Keith Urban
Used to the Pain- Keith Urban
One Day You Will- Lady Antebellum
Famous Last Words- My Chemical Romance
Darkest Hour- Nickel Creek
Don't Turn Around- Scarlet Kings

thanks so much! will have to check those out!
anyone else have suggestions?

The Call.... Regina Spektor
Practice Makes Perfect... Cute Is What We Aim For
Hear You Me... Jimmy Eat World
Street Map... Athlete
Hide And Seek... Imogen Heap

and check out some stuff by Sigur Ros. they're from iceland and so i don't really understand the lyrics but i find the music very uplifting. check out "Hoppipolla"...

anybody else have suggestions?

Bon Jovi has some amazing songs to inspire and uplift your spirits...
Welcome To Where You Are
Keep The Faith
Everybody's Broken
It's My Life
Everyday
Someday I'll be Saturday Night
Radio Saved My Life Tonight
Living On A Prayer

Jovi music helped me deal with my mothers death 19 years ago and still helps me deal with lives probelms!

Songs that inspire me or help through tough times..hmm...i would have to say:

The World I Know-Collective Soul (cookie sang it on the show and it the song kinda helped me the other day when i was all sad)

Innocent-Our Lady Peace (DC also sand it on the show and the words are just amazing)

Lips of an Angel-Hinder (my fave song just a really good song and i sing it all the time)

Time of my life-David Cook (this song cause it by cookie and it just makes me feel better)

Tonight i wanna cry-Keith Urban ( i actually haven't heard this song in a while but when BF boke u with me like 2 yrs ago i used this song to make me feel better)

Where Were You-Alan Jackson (this is just a great song about the stuff after 911 and very inspirational)

Concrete Angel-Martina McBride (this song is just so sad yet had a great meaning behind it)

and i think thats it i can't think of any other songs at the moment!

All of the suggestions so far and the songs you have already are really good! Here are a few songs that got me through a few bad times.

No One Is Alone - Into the Woods. It's a Broadway show. This song got me through so, so much.
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Anything David Cook, duh.
Anything Idina Menzel. I strongly recommend her solo work (particularly if we're going the "inspiring route", look up her album, I Stand). The songs are very honest and real. And completely inspiring.
Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
Hey, Jude - The Beatles
I'll Stand By You - either The Pretenders or Carrie Underwood
I Don't Wanna Be - Gavin DeGraw
I Move On - Chicago - the Broadway show or the movie, take your pick.
Let It Be - The Beatles
Listen - Beyonce
Superwoman - Alicia Keys
Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

I'll try to think of some more, though.

Just a few songs that I love - don't know if they're necessarily inspiring per se but I think they speak to some of the struggles that people deal with in their lives. Some of them have pretty 'anthemic' choruses to quote our fave DC. ;-)

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Losing My Way - Justin Timberlake

Definitely agree with ArYanNa on TWIT - I had kinda lost track of that one until DC sung it but those are some amazing lyrics.

I'll probably think of a few more and post them if I do.

Brave by Idina Menzel ( Love her album the songs are amazing and inspiring )
Defying Gravity ( From Wicked)- Idina Menzel
Great Divide by Hanson
Broken Angel by Hanson
Another Day from Rent
Louder Than Words from Tick Tick BOOM!
It Won't Be Long Now from In The Heights
The Time Of My Life by David Cook .
Let It Be by The Beatles
Watch Over Me by Hanson
ummm theres so many i could name. right now i cant think of them lol

I have so many, but here are a few...

Innocent- Our Lady Peace
All Around Me- Flyleaf
Time of My Life- David Cook
Everybody's Fool- Evanescence


*Like I said I have sooo many, but here are the ones I am thinking of right now.

A lot of the ones previously mentioned as well as Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" (pretty self-explanatory)