1. When I'm feeling bruised and battered
And my hopes feel like they're shattered
And the things I thought that mattered
Just don't mean a thing to me
When life goes from sweet to sour
And I haven't got the power
So you could crush me like a flower
But you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
But you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
But you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
2. When my fire isn't glowing
And I can't see where I'm going
It's so good with you just knowing
That you mean so much to me
And when I feel I'm going under
Gone and made another blunder
And it comes crashing down like thunder
Then you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
Then you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
Then you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
3. Don't mean to lay so heavy on you
But it's much too late to undo
All the things that I have gone through
Still you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
Still you hold me, hold me gently in your arms
Still you hold me, hold me gently in your arms