Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Sam Cooke
Canonical path: /sam-cooke/tenderness
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tenderness
Read Tenderness lyrics by Sam Cooke on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tenderness
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be nice to her
whenever you can
and when you cross the street
always hold her hand
you'll find out tenderness goes a long way
so
smile at her when she does something wrong
be there to pick her up and make her strong
you'll find out tenderness goes a long long way
hmm
if you'll be kind sometimes she'll be blind
to the wrong things you might do
if you treat her good the way that you should
she'll see the goodness in you
so be sweet to her and gentle too
and you'll find out what tenderness can do
you'll find out tenderness goes a long a way
be (sweet to her)
and (gentle too)
you'll find out what that tenderness can do
you'll find out tenderness goes a long way
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Sam Cooke performs "Tenderness", and this lyric page sits inside the Sam Cooke catalog on LyroVerse.
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