Roy Orbison - Handle With Care Lyrics

(Roy Orbison/Bob Dylan/George Harrison/Jeff Lynne/Tom Petty)

Been beat up and battered 'round
Been sent up, and I've been shot down
You're the best thing that I've ever found
Handle with care

Reputations changeable
Situations tolerable

[Chorus:]
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care

[Bridge:]
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on

I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled
I've been robbed and ridiculed
In day care centers and night schools
Handle me with care

Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care

[Chorus]
[Bridge]

I've been uptight and made a mess
But I'll clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care