Been beat up and

battered around

Been sent up and

I've been shot down

You're the best thing

that I've ever found

Handle me with care

Reputations changeable

Situations tolerable

But baby,

you're adorable

Handle me with care

I'm so tired

of being lonely

I still have some

love to give

Won't you show me

that you really care

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 daycare centers

and night schools

Handle me with care

Been stuck

in airports,

terrorised

Sent to meetings,

hypnotised

Overexposed,

commercialised

Handle me with care

I'm so tired

of being lonely

I still have some

love to give

Won't you show me

that you really care

Everybody's

got somebody

to lean on

Put your body

next to mine

and dream on

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