Oh, she may be weary   Young girls they do get weary   Wearing that same old shabby dress   But when she gets weary   Try a little tenderness      You know she's waiting   Just anticipating   For things that she'll never, never, never, never possess   But while she's there waiting, without them   Try a little tenderness (that's all you gotta do, this is for you)      It's not just sentimental, no, no, no   She has her grief and care   But the soft words they are spoke so gentle   It makes it easier, easier to bear      You won't regret it, no, no   Young girls they never forget it   Love is their only happiness   But it's all so easy   All you gotta do is try a little tenderness      Oh, she may be weary   Young girls they do get weary   Wearing that same old shabby dress, yeah yeah   But when she gets weary   Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah      You know she's waiting   Just anticipating   For things that she'll never, never, never, never possess, yeah   But while she's there waiting, without them   Try a little tenderness (that's all you gotta do)      It's not just sentimental, no, no, no   She has her grief and care   But the soft words they are spoke so gentle, yeah   It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah      You won't regret it, no, no   Some girls they don't forget it   Love is their only happiness, yeah   But it's all so easy   All you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness      Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her   You've got, you've got, you've got    Just try a little tenderness, oh yeah yeah yeah