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 thought   'Cause 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   'Cause 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