I Want My Love to Rest Tonight

[Verse 1] Sisters, dont blame my man too much I know he's doing his best I know his fear and loneliness He can do no more, no less He was brought up by us women And the world that told him to be a man He reached and stretched to be the one While millions more tried to be that one [Chorus] I want my man to rest tonight So he can face the world tomorrow I want my love to sleep tonight So he can deal with tomorrow [Verse 2] Sisters, don't blame your man to much You know he's doing his best You know his fear and loneliness He can do no more, no less He was told by his mothers to never trust girls He was told by his fathers to never shed tears He sees girls chasing after superstars While their men are sitting behind bars [Chorus] I want my man to rest tonight So he can face the world tomorrow I want my love to sleep tonight So he can deal with tomorrow [Verse 3] Sisters, don't blame our men too much We know they're doing their best We know their fear and loneliness They can do no more, no less They were told by us to get ahead Be gentle and tender, yet hard and strong Nothing short of a living god Nothing short of James Bond [Bridge 1] If we all knew that no ones to be ashamed But that the society is to be blamed We could then come together again And direct our energies towards changing the world [Bridge 2] We're all blind and crippled mates Frustrated would-be presidents of united states We don't know how to cope with ourselves Or to love our mates for being themselves [Chorus] I want my love to rest tonight So he can face the world tomorrow I want my love to sleep tonight So he can deal with tomorrow