Sympathy

Author: Charles Cornelius Tyler

I know that it hurts you so bad
You get messed up inside
And you're losing your sleep on love
That just won't go right
And you're some kind of Don Quixote
Some romantic knight

Oh you're just crazy
Well I guess you just have to be
But can't you see
Oh baby can't you see
That all you can get is my sympathy

And sympathy
That ain't what you need to get
Sympathy - if you ask me
It's just a waste of breath!

And you spend all the time that you can
Sitting on my floor
Then you see me with somebody else
And it makes you sore
And you know you should go away
But you keep coming back for more

Oh you're just crazy
And you're not getting through to me
And it makes you unhappy
But baby can't you see
That all you can have is my sympathy

And sympathy
That ain't what you need to get
Sympathy - if you ask me
It's just a waste of breath

You'll always be a friend of mine
And I know a little time will help unwind
the dreams you're living in
I'm giving you some straight advice
Think it over once or twice
And then begin again

Cause I've been on the other side
And baby I know what it's like
When you see that you can't get through
And there's nothing that you can do
But let go

And baby I know how it feels
To be messed up inside
To be losing your sleep on love
When it won't go right
To be some kind of Don Quixote
Some romantic knight

Oh I've been crazy
Well I guess I just had to be
So baby I'm sorry
Cause I know how it feels
When all you can get is sympathy

And sympathy
That ain't what you need to get
Sympathy - if you ask me
It's just a waste of breath!