I made it back to life

After a while recovering

When someone burns your pride

You know an ego's hard to mend

Was only tryna be nice

Took me all night to work the nerve

No need to patronise

I won't take less than I deserve

If I can't have it all don't give me

Sympathy, sympathy

I never asked for pity from you

Sympathy, sympathy

Cut me loose, don't be so cruel, oh

I know you mean no harm

And let me down so easy

Still to reject my charms

It's hard with no good reasoning

But don't worry it's cool

Just need to make you understand

That there's no substitute (no substitute)

Can't crush my heart then hold my hand

You can turn me down, just don't give me

Sympathy, sympathy

I never asked for pity from you

Sympathy, sympathy

Cut me loose, don't be so cruel, oh

Oh, you treat me so cold

You might as well go

I'd be better alone

Yeah, can't play with my pride

Then throw me aside

I'm here asking why

Oh, you treat me so cold

You might as well go

I'd be better alone

Yeah, can't play with my pride

Then throw me aside

I'm here asking why

Oh, you treat me so cold

You might as well go

I'd be better alone

Yeah