Tenderness on the Block

[Verse 1] Mama, where's your pretty little girl tonight? Trying to run before she can walk, that's right She's growing up, she has a young man waiting She's growing up, she has a young man waiting [Chorus] Wide eyes, she'll be street-wise To the lies and the jive talk But she'll find true love And tenderness on the block [Verse 2] Daddy, don't you ask her when she's coming in And when she's home, don't ask her where she's been She's going out, she has a young man waiting She's going out, can't keep her young man waiting [Chorus] She'll be okay, let her have her day 'Cause it's a long way, it's a long walk But she'll find true love And tenderness on the block [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] I know how much it hurts to see her go She has a mind of her own, you know She's all grown up, she has a young man waiting She's all grown up, she has a young man waiting [Chorus] She was wide-eyed, now she's street-wise To the lies and the jive talk But she'll find true love And tenderness on the block She'll find true love And tenderness on the block [Outro] Oh, oh, oh Yeah, hey, now Oh, oh, oh Yeah, hey, now Oh, oh, oh Yeah, hey, now Oh, oh, oh Yeah, hey, now Oh, oh, oh