oh she may be weary
young girls they do get weary
wearing that same old shabby dress
yeah yeah yeah
but when she gets weary
try a little tenderness
you know she's waiting
just anticipating things
that she'll never never never possess yeah
but while she's there waiting and without them
try a little tenderness
that's what you gotta do now
it's not just sentimental no no no
she has a grief and a care
but the soft words that i spoke so gentle yeah yeah
makes it easier
makes it easier for her to bear yeah
i tell you now you won't regret it no no no
young girls they don't forget it
love is their whole happiness yeah
why so easy
all you gotta do is
try a little tenderness yeah
now you got to you got to know
now you got to know what to do
you got to hold her squeeze her kiss her please her
but don't tease her you got to now
try a little tenderness
that's all she needs now you know but you got to
you got to love her love her squeeze her
never leave her
and you know that you want to stop suck it down
tender tenderness
oh man you can't be cheating and faking on the girl
you've got to know how to please her
love her hold her kiss her squeeze her don't tease her
you've got to try try try a little tenderness
na na na you're gonna get all you want
you won't regret it no
you got to tell that girl that you love her
wanna never leave her
you got to na na suck and suck two that tenderness
give it give it all you got
you just know what to do now now now you
you got to love her kiss her please her don't