Released: October 18, 1988
Songwriter: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty George Harrison Bob Dylan Roy Orbison
Producer: Jeff Lynne George Harrison
[Verse 1: George Harrison]
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
[Verse 2: George Harrison]
Reputation's changeable
Situation's tolerable
But baby, you're adorable
Handle me with care
[Pre-Chorus: Roy Orbison]
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care?
[Chorus: Bob Dylan and Tom Petty]
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
[Verse 3: George Harrison]
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
[Verse 4: George Harrison]
Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care
[Pre-Chorus: Roy Orbison]
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care?
[Chorus: Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison]
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
[Verse 5: George Harrison]
I've been uptight and it made a mess
But I'll clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care
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
[Verse 2: George Harrison]
Reputation's changeable
Situation's tolerable
But baby, you're adorable
Handle me with care
[Pre-Chorus: Roy Orbison]
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care?
[Chorus: Bob Dylan and Tom Petty]
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
[Verse 3: George Harrison]
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
[Verse 4: George Harrison]
Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care
[Pre-Chorus: Roy Orbison]
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care?
[Chorus: Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison]
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
[Verse 5: George Harrison]
I've been uptight and it made a mess
But I'll clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)
Traveling Wilburys popular songs
- End of the Line
- Handle with Care
- Tweeter and the Monkey Man
- Last Night
- Dirty World
- Margarita
- Runaway
- Cool Dry Place
- Inside Out
- 7 Deadly Sins
- She’s My Baby
- New Blue Moon
- The Devil’s Been Busy
- If You Belonged to Me
- Wilbury Twist
- Poor House
- Rattled
- Nobody’s Child
- Heading for the Light
- Not Alone Anymore
- Congratulations
- Where Were You Last Night?
- Like a Ship
- You Took My Breath Away