staring up into the solar system
all the stars are fixed up in the sky
i just want to sparkle for a moment
before i just fizzle out and die
i'm happy because i'm stupid
scared of spiders, scared of flying
if i wasn't so happy, i wouldn't be so scared of dying

so just be gentle with me
i'm not as young as i was
and i'll be gentle with you
i'm not as brave as i fought
my heart gets broken so easily
so just be gentle, be gentle with me

wide awake, waiting like a target
listening for things i cannot see
insects flutter up against my window
i don't like the way they look at me
i guess i've always needed to be needed by someone
it's a comforting feeling being under someone's thumb

so just be gentle with me
and if i am ever mean
and i'll be gentle with you
i never mean to be mean
i want to pick peaches off of a cherry tree
just be gentle, be gentle, be gentle, be gentle with me

so just be gentle with me
trouble is sometimes
and i'll be gentle with you
i just can't switch myself off
when i want to so i never do
because i'm mental, be gentle, be gentle
just be gentle, be gentle, be gentle
and i'll be gentle, be gentle, be gentle, be gentle with you