Oh she may be weary
And young girls
they do get weary
Wearing that
same old shabby dress
But when she gets weary
Try a little tenderness
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating
The things that she never, never
never, never possesses yet
But while she's there
waiting without that
Try a little tenderness
That's what you've got to do
This one's for you...
It's not just sentimental no, no
She has her grief and her care
But soft words
they all spoke so gentle
It makes it easier
Easier to bare
You won't regret it no, no
Young girls they never forget it
Love is the only happiness
But it isn't so, so easy
All you gotta do
is try a little tenderness
Oh yeah, oh yeah.....
Squeeze ya, gonna tease ya
never leave ya
You got to, you got to
You got to, you got to
try a little tenderness
Squeeze ya, gonna tease ya
Never leave... ya
You got to, you got to
You got to, you got to
try a little tenderness
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah...
You've got'ta
squeeze ya, tease ya
Never leave ya
You got to, you got to
You got to, yeah-yeah...
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah...
You've got'ta
squeeze ya, tease ya
Never leave ya
You got to, you got to
You got to, you got to
try a little tenderness
You've got'ta
squeeze ya, tease ya
Never leave ya
You got to, you got to
You got to, you got to
try a little tenderness, yeah
You've got'ta
squeeze ya, tease ya
Never leave ya
You got to, you got to
You got to, you got to
try a little tenderness.....
Yeah, yeah, yeah..... yeah..