Tenderness

She tried to show me how to love

I bit her lips and bruised her arms

No, I hadn't learned tenderness

She said, "What does love mean to you?"

I grabbed her hair and pulled her down

I looked in her eyes and I laughed

The love I feel is hard and fast

It's for a face and for a night

I don't mean to own anyone

She laughed and said, "You'll go through hell

You'll live in lonely rooms unknown

And march for my love's tenderness"

She said, "All your women burn in your flame

As it dies they'll leave you and take revenge"

I went from her to someone else

And someone else, and someone else

No, I couldn't be satisfied

Where are all the women that I kept warm?

They found other lovers in revenge

The fresh young girls are much too scared

The ones who come to me are cruel

I stand out of view and I watch

I wish that I could find her now

My love is soft, my love is warm

I'd take her to bed tenderly

Yes, I'd take her to bed tenderly

Oh, I'd take her to bed tenderly