c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y
[Intro, Spoken]
(It's C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y)
[Chorus]
Everything you do, do it carefully
One slip-up, then I won't be there for you, won't be there for me
Your fate lies in the delivery, so do it carefully
[Post-Chorus]
(C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y)
You'd think it'd be easy to say goodbye
(C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y)
But, baby, don't you cry
Everything will be fine, everything will be fine
[Verse 1]
Don't forget to see the signs, everything will be fine
Everything will be fine, when you're all mine
Just don't run out of time, just don't be the perfect crime
'Cause when it's all said and done, baby, you're the one
The one I treat like a son, the one with which I have all my fun
I don't want our time to be done
(Who would, though? Who would, though?)
My time for my special someone has just begun
(Not time to go, please don't go)
[Chorus]
Everything you do, do it carefully
One slip-up, then I won't be there for you, won't be there for me
Your fate lies in the delivery, so do it carefully
[Post-Chorus]
(C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y)
You'd think it'd be easy to say goodbye
(C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y)
But, baby, don't you cry
Everything will be fine, everything will be fine
[Verse 2]
Everything will be okay when we hit the end of the day
We'll look back and laugh, laugh at all the things we'd say
We'd have a perfect night, understand, you're alright
Not out of ideas yet, I use my mind to write
Write my mind, save some space
Put you (Wow!) in your place
If I'm the winner, when did we begin the race?
I've gotten used to your face
So say you'll stay with me in our place
[Chorus]
Everything you do, do it carefully
One slip-up, then I won't be there for you, won't be there for me
Your fate lies in the delivery, so do it carefully
[Post-Chorus]
(C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y)
You'd think—
[Bridge]
You'd think I'd cry (C!)
At least a sigh (A!)
We barely tried (R!)
Are you satisfied? (E!)
We touched the sky (F!)
Then you didn't reply (U!)
I thought we'd die (L!)
I watched the passersby (L!)
And I wondered, why? (Y!)
Why, why, why? (C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y!)
[Chorus]
Everything you do, do it carefully
One slip-up, then I won't be there for you, won't be there for me
Your fate lies in the delivery, so do it carefully
Please do it carefully, I need you there for me