Tenderness on the Block

She was wide-eyed, now she's street-wise

But she'll find true love
Wide eyes, she'll be street-wise
She'll find true love
And when she's home don't ask her where she's been
She's going out, can't keep her young man waiting
To the lies and the jive talk
She's all grown up, she has a young man waiting

And tenderness on the block
To the lies and the jive talk
'Cause it's a long way, it's a long walk
She has a mind of her own, you know

And tenderness on the block
She'll be okay, let her have her day
She's growing up, she has a young man waiting
She's all grown up, she has a young man waiting
Daddy, don't you ask her when she's coming in
She's going out, she has a young man waiting

I know how much it hurts to see her go
But she'll find true love
But she'll find true love
And tenderness on the block
She's growing up, she has a young man waiting