Lyric Tenderness on the Block

W. Zevon - J. Browne

Mamma where s your pretty little girl tonight
She s tryin 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 comin 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 how 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


She s gonna find true love