You wanna show me what you found
Said it was bleeding on the ground
You wanna keep it safe and sound,
And now my heart begins to pound
But it's not beating in my chest
It lies in your hands like a nest
And now I'm pleading, baby, would you just
Give that poor thing you found a rest?
Ooh, ow, give that thing a rest
Please, somehow, give that thing a rest
Ooh, ow, give that thing a rest
Please, somehow, give that thing a rest
"Hush, now, you'll come around," you say
"Give it a minute, or a couple days"
You wouldn't leave me when I'm down
I know you couldn't leave me now
I bet you'd check correct my wrong
If I left right now, you'd be gone
In a heartbeat, which could grow so long
If you'd give that thing you found a rest
Ooh, ow, give that thing a rest
Please, somehow, give that thing a rest
Ooh, ow, give that thing a rest
Please, somehow, give that thing a rest