Make me a promise you can't keep
   Tell a joke that's not too deep
   'Cos I'm out of double meanings
  
   Throw me a rope that I can't reach
   As you lay back on your beach
   I'm not waving, only drowning
   But don't let it bring you down
   Don't let it bring you down
  
   Who asked you for your advice?
   Who asked you to interfere?
   All my life you kept the lights out
   Now it seems so clear
   Who asked you to criticise?
   I don't need no volunteer
   So when they come to put the fires out
   I might not be here
  
   Don't let it bring you down
   Don't let it bring you down
  
   Buy me a beer that I can taste
   Like the kisses that you waste
   'Cos I'm out of legal tender
  
   Big deal, there's a little rust in my piano
   A few more lines upon my face
   There's corrosion in my fingers
   But don't let it bring you down
   Don't let it bring you down
  
   Who asked you for your advice?
   Who asked you to interfere?
   All my life you kept the fire on
   It still gets cold in here
   Who asked you to sympathise?
   I don't need your volant tears
   So when they come to turn the lights out
   I might not be here
  
   Don't let it bring you down
   Don't let it bring you down