[Verse 1: Jenny Lewis]
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 me with care

[Verse 2: Jenny Lewis]
Reputation's changeable
Situation's tolerable
Baby, you're adorable
Handle me with care

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

[Chorus: M. Ward]
Everybody got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine and dream on

[Verse 3: Jenny Lewis]
I've been fucked off and I been fooled
I've been robbed and ridiculed
In day-care centers and night schools
Handle me with care
[Verse 4: Jenny Lewis]
Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care

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

[Chorus: M. Ward and Conor Oberst]
Everybody got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine and dream on

[Verse 5: Conor Oberst]
I've been uptight and made a mess
I'll clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care