E. Walter Smith - Tenderness Lyrics

Tenderness
Lyrics by Eric W. Smith (ASCAP) Music by William Green (BMI)





Verse
Come here, baby
You don't have to hurt to love me
It's not about the pain you can bear
Your Daddy did you wrong as a baby
Somebody always had to touch you there


You lay awake at night crying
You hear the sounds of, "Don't!Please stop!" fill the air
When morning comes you know she'll be denying
That he beat her down with the kitchen chair


Chorus
Let me heal your bitterness
With a little tenderness
Let me hold you
I won't hurt you


The love I give is gonna last
I'll help you through your painful past
Let me love you
And we'll make all your dreams come true


Verse
The nightmares make you toss and turn
Your innocence has been snatched away
The smell, the taste, the ashes burn
The alcohol has stolen another day


So now you ask the Lord for His direction
And you pray for love and romance
But you feel is His rejection
But, I'm your knight, baby, give me a chance


Chorus


Bridge
You try to love, but you've seen too much
I try to give, but you just can't trust
Give us a chance; let's try together
Let God build a love that lasts forever, Oh


Chorus


Let me love you (Let me love you)
Let God love you (Don't give up on God, He's got a plan for you)
Let you love you (So just stand up tall, and hold your head up high)
And you'll see all your dreams come