You fly like a red balloon
In apathetic summer skies
I laugh to see you float away
Someday you'll hit the power lines
But I won't cry for you tonight.

Last August I lost afternoons
Wondering if your heart was real
You talked of nothing but your love
I still don't know how love should feel.
'Cause I won't cry for you tonight.

[Chorus]
You've never been worth tears
So pack up the act and move to the next city
I hear there are girls there
With sympathy to spare
But they want some pay for their pity

I'll play the music loud tonight
I'll smile when you leave this state
For one where I won't hear you sigh
'bout all the problems on your plate
And I won't cry for you tonight.

[Chorus]

[Modified Chorus]
You've never been worth tears
So pack up and move to the next city
I hear there are girls there
With sympathy to spare
Plenty of time to care
They want a heart to tear
They'll leave you broken and bare
A sight that's not rare
And they still want some pay for their pity
Pay for their pity
Pay for their pity.