Released: January 24, 2006
Featuring: Benjamin Gibbard M. Ward Conor Oberst
Songwriter: Tom Petty Roy Orbison Jeff Lynne Bob Dylan George Harrison
Producer: Mike Mogis Jenny Lewis
[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: 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
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: 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