Tenderness on the Block

[Verse 1] Mama where's your pretty little girl tonight? She's tryin' to run before she can walk That's right She's growing up She's got a young man waiting She's growing up She's got a young man waiting [Chorus] She's wide-eyed She'll be streetwise To the lies And the jive talk But she'll find true love And tenderness on the block [Verse 2] Now daddy don't you ask her when She's comin' home When she's back don't ask her where She's been She's going out She's got a young man waiting She's going out She's got a young man waiting [Chorus] She'll be okay Let her have her way It's a long way It's a long walk But she'll find true love And tenderness on the block She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love And tenderness on the block [Verse 3] Now I know how much it hurts to see her go But she's got a mind of her own you know She's all grown-up She's got a young man waiting She's all grown-up She's got a young man waiting [Chorus] She was wide-eyed Now she's streetwise To the lies And the jive talk She was wide-eyed Now she's streetwise To the lies And the jive talk But she'll find true love And tenderness on the block [Outro] Yeah, she's gonna find true love Hey, she's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love Oh, she's gonna find true love, yeah She's gonna find true love Find true love She's gonna find true love Find true love Mmm, She's gonna find true love Find true love She's gonna find true love Find true love Hey, she's gonna find true love Find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love Oh, she's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love She's gonna find true love