You look just like Sylvia, well you look like her to me

The way she wore her hair then, oh, the way she used to be

I've not seen her for a long time, though I've heard she's still around

Her father's living with some girl who's a year younger than her

She's living in the country now, yeah, oh, she's trying to get better

Her beauty was her only crime, yeah, I remember Sylvia

So keep believing and do what you do

I can't help you but I know things are gonna get better

And please stop asking what it's got to do with you

Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better

Who's this man you're talking to, can't you see what he wants to do

He thinks if he stands near enough then he will look as good as you

Oh, he don't care about your problems, he just wants to show his friends

I guess I'm just the same as him, I just didn't know it then

I never understood you really and I know it's too late now

You didn't ask to be that way, oh, I'm sorry Sylvia

So keep believing and do what you do

I can't help you but I know things are gonna get better

And please stop asking what it's got to do with you

Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better

Oh, it's true yeah

So please stop asking what it's got to do with you

Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better

Yeah you know that you deserve better

Oh you know that you deserve better

Oh Sylvia