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
So thanks, but no thanks,
don't give me sympathy
This hurt I'll stand, I'll stand my ground,
please don't pity me
A man in love, a girl I'm true
All my dreams have fallen through
When my friends try to help me,
they rush right to my side
I turn away their helping hands
because of my pride
When your love has left you,
it hurts to be a man
Though you wanna 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 was waiting alone
Oh yeah, alone
So thanks, but no thanks,
don't give me sympathy
This hurt I'll stand, cause I'm a man of few,
don't you need me
Hurt is here, love is gone
There's emptiness, I'm all alone
She promised that she'd love
me more with every day
When my heart believed in
her that's when she went away
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 do I rise
My tears I must hide
So please, don't thank me
This hurts
I'm standing, 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
He must keep going,
don't feel he can't drown
He may be down without a sound,
but never count him out
Cause the man will rise one day,
he'll find a way
Till then I'm a -spoken alone
I won't be alone
So thanks, but no thanks
Don't get me sympathy
Just heard I'll stand cause I'm a man
Oh please don't pity me
I'm a man