Thanks But No Thanks

Lyrics

[Intro] (A man's gotta be strong Though the love he need is gone) I said a man's gotta be strong Though the love he need is gone [Chorus] So thanks, but no thanks (Thanks, no thanks) Don't give me sympathy This hurt I'll stand 'cause I'm a man (This hurt, I'll stand it) Oh, please don't pity me [Verse 1] A man in love, a girl untrue All my dreams have fallen through My friends try to help me, they rush right to my side I turn away their helping hand because of my pride [Pre-Chorus] When your love has left you, it hurts to be a man Though you want to kneel and cry, you know that you must stand Though my heart, it hurts me so I can't let it show I know I must make it alone I'll go it alone [Chorus] So thanks, but no thanks (Thanks, no thanks) Don't give me sympathy This hurt I'll stand 'cause I'm a man (This hurt, I'll stand it) Oh, please don't pity me [Verse 2] Hurt is here, love is gone There's emptiness, I'm all alone She promised that you'd love me more with every day When my heart believed in her, that's when she went away [Pre-Chorus] My heart is full of sorrow because love has gone Now I know the feeling of being all alone But a man has got to be strong Though he hurts inside Only in darkness he cries My tears I must hide [Chorus] So thanks, but no thank you (Thanks, no thanks) This hurt, I'll stand it (This hurt, I'll stand it) [Verse 3] Standing tall, proud and high While my heart hurts much inside As I slowly walk away, my friends understand They want to help but they accept the feelings of a man [Pre-Chorus] He must keep going, though feeling pain throughout He may be down without a sound, but never count him out 'Cause a man will rise one day He'll find a way 'Til then I must go it alone I'll go it alone [Chorus] So thanks, but no thanks (Thanks, no thanks) Don't give me sympathy This hurt I'll stand 'cause I'm a man (This hurt, I'll stand it) Oh, please don't pity me I'm a man (Thanks)