Oh she may be weary
them young girls they do get wearied
wearing that same old miniskirt dress
but when she gets weary
you try a little tenderness
oh man that
un hunh
i know she's waiting
just anticipating
the thing that you'll never never possess
no no no
but while she's there waiting
try just a little bit of tenderness
that's all you got to do
now it might be a little bit sentimental, no
but she has her dreams and cares
but the soft words they are spoke so gentle
yeah yeah yeah
and it makes it easier to bear
oh she won't regret it
no no
them young girls they don't forget it
love is their whole happiness
yeah yeah yeah
but it's all so easy
all you got to do is try
try a little tenderness
yeah
damn that hard
all you got to do is
know how to love her
you've got to
hold her
squeeze her
never leave her
now get to her
got got got to try a little tenderness
yeah yeah
lord have mercy, now
all you got to do is take my advice
you've got to hold her
don't squeeze her
never leave her
you've got to hold her
and never
oh you got to try a little tenderness
a little tenderness
a little tenderness
a little tenderness
you've got to
got to got to
you've gotta hold her
and squeeze her
never leaver her
you got got got got to
now now now
got got got to
try a little tenderness
yeah yeah
tenderness
tenderness
you got got got
you got to
hold her
squeeze her
never leave her
got got got got got got got
tenderness oh yeah
tenderness
little tendernes
gotta lord you gotta hold her
squeeze her
never leave her
sock it sock it sock it sock it
sock it sock it sock it
tenderness
got to got to
try a little tenderness
a little tenderness x2
you gotta gotta you gotta yeah gotta
oh lord you gotta
hold her
squeeze
never leave
get to her
sock it to her
with a little tenderness
little tenderness
little tenderness
you gotta hold her
squeeze her
never leave
tenderness
little tenderness
tenderness