Be Gentle With Me - The Boy Least Likely To, Peter Hobbs, Jof Owen

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