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

　　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

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Who was you who was you

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down

　　Don't let it bring you down