Shawn Colvin

Tenderness on the Block

mamma where's your pretty little girl tonight
she's trying 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

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

now daddy don't you ask her
when she's coming 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

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

now i know i 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

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