Just a little tenderness
At the end of the day
Is all a woman needs
To take her fears away

Cold, cold, di world so cold
Mi waash someone fi have and fi hold
Ina di nite, when di feelings a bite
Hug mi up, squeeze mi up, mek mi feel right
Forget di problems, everybody have dem
Tonight mi just naah feature dem

I just wanna lay with you
Be an island in this sea of confusion

Just a little tenderness
At the end of the day
Is all a woman needs
To take her fears away

Just a little tenderness
With the lights down low
When the world is just two people
And love is all we need to know

Everybody's got an idea of what's right, what's right for me
I'm just tryin' to survive, and live my life positively
This one wants to educate me
That one wants to dominate me
The other on,e tryin' to wear me down
Talkin' outta both sides of the mouth

I just wanna lay with you
And be an island in this sea of confusion

Just a little tenderness
At the end of the day
Is all a woman needs
To take her fears away

Just a little tenderness
Put the lights down low
When the world is just two people
And love is all we need to know

And I, I just wanna lay with you
And be an island in this sea of confusion

Just a little tenderness
At the end of the day
Is all a woman needs
To take her fears away

Just a little tenderness
When the light's down low
The world is just two people
And love is all we need to know

Tenderness
At the end of the day
Is all a woman needs
To take her fears away

Just a little tenderness
Deep in the night
When the world is just two people
And everything's gonna be alright