If you get down, you've got to pick yourself up If you get slow, you've got to quicken your step If you get pain, you've got to grit your teeth and take it 'Cause you won't get any sympathy from me If you feel dizzy, you've got to steady yourself Don't hang around like a book on a shelf If you feel blue, well shout yourself a round 'Cause you won't get any sympathy from me Talk to me, speak to me, and tell me what you like But don't tell me all your problems, I don't want to join you in your plight Sympathy, don't come easy Sympathy, don't come light Sympathy, when you want it But you won't hear it from me tonight When you feel lonely, you can come to me When you feel uptight, you can take it out on me When you feel like talking, you can talk to me 'Cause I'm here and I'll make you feel alright When you need me, I'm a phone call away When you need a friend, I'm here When you need some time, to yourself for a while Just complain and you won't see me tonight Sympathy, don't come easy Sympathy, don't come light Sympathy, when you want it But you won't hear it from me tonight I don't mean to sound tough I don't mean to sound ungrateful I really love to have you around It's not the problem, that I have trouble with It's the sym-pathetic words in my mouth Sympathy, don't come easy Sympathy, don't come light Sympathy, when you want it But you won't hear it from me tonight