[Verse 1]
I know that I got my issues, but you got your issues too
Hate that I know I'd miss you if I were to cut you loose
I need your validation and you use that to keep me on lock
Sometimes I dream of freedom, but we both know we'll never stop

[Chorus]
Don't, don't love me hard, love me gentle (Love me gentle)
Don't love me hard, love me special (Special)
Oh, I wish you cared for my mental
And loved me gentle, gentle

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle

[Verse 2]
I'm always tryna please ya no matter what the cost
Break myself into pieces, tally up the love and loss
Truth is you're the reason why I put up with the sleepless nights
I believe that you could when you try, that's why I'm hopin' you

[Chorus]
Don't, don't love me hard, love me gentle (Love me gentle)
Don't love me hard, love me special (Special)
Oh, I wish you cared for my mental
And loved me gentle, gentle
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle
Oh-ayy-ayy-ayy, love me gentle

[Outro]
Can't you be good to me?
'Cause I've been so good to you, I
Can't you be good to me?
'Cause I've been so good to you, I