Try a Little Tenderness

She may be weary

Women do get weary

Wearing the same shabby dress

And when she's weary

try a little tenderness

You know she's waiting

Just anticipating

for things that she never, never, never possess

While she's there waiting

try a little tenderness

It's not just sentimental

No, no, no

She has her grief and care

But it's a word that spoke so gentle

it makes it easier, easier to bear

You won't regret

No, no, no

some girls, they can forget it

Love is their only happiness

It's all so easy

all you got to do it's try,

try a little tenderness

Yeah damn that hard

all you got to do is know how to love her

you've got to hold her

squeeze her

never leave her

Now get to her

got, got, got to try a little tenderness

yeah yeah

lord have mercy now

all you got to do is take my advice

you've got to hold her

squeeze her

never leave her

You've got to hold her

and never

so you got to try a little tenderness

a little tenderness

a little tenderness

a little tenderness

you've got to

got to, got to

you've got to hold her

squeeze her

never leave her

you got to

got to, got to

now, now, now

got, got, got to

try a little tenderness

yeah