Lyrics and translation The Commitments - Try A Little Tenderness

Try A Little Tenderness

Oh, she may be weary
And young girls, they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
But when she gets weary
Try a little tenderness

You know she's waiting
Just anticipating
The things that she'll never, never, never, never possesses, yeah
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 her care
But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle
It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

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 yeah, yeah
Oh yeah

Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
You've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to
Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah

Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
You've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to
Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah

You've got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
You've got to, you've got to, you've got to
Yeah, a little tenderness, oh, tenderness, yeah, yeah

You've got to squeeze her, don't you tease her, never leave her
You've got to, you've got to, you've got, you've got to
Try a little tenderness, yeah, oh, woah

Baby, you've got, you've got to
Squeeze her, don't you tease her, never leave her
You've got to, you've got to, you've got to
Try a little tenderness, yeah, oh baby

You've got to squeeze her, never leave her
You've got to, you've got to, you've got to
Got to, got to, got to, got to
Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah

Essaye un peu de tendresse

Oh, elle peut être fatiguée
Et les jeunes filles, elles deviennent fatiguées
Portant cette même vieille robe délavée
Mais quand elle est fatiguée
Essaye un peu de tendresse

Tu sais qu'elle attend
Elle anticipe juste
Les choses qu'elle ne possèdera jamais, jamais, jamais, jamais, ouais
Mais pendant qu'elle est là à attendre sans elles
Essaye un peu de tendresse
C'est tout ce que tu as à faire, c'est pour toi

Ce n'est pas juste sentimental, non, non, non
Elle a sa peine et ses soucis
Mais les mots doux, ils sont dits si doucement
Cela rend les choses plus faciles, plus faciles à supporter, ouais

Tu ne le regretteras pas, non, non
Les jeunes filles, elles ne l'oublient jamais
L'amour est leur seul bonheur
Mais tout est si facile
Tout ce que tu as à faire est d'essayer un peu de tendresse
Oh ouais, ouais
Oh ouais

Serre-la, ne la taquine pas, ne la quitte jamais
Tu dois, tu dois, tu dois, tu dois
Essaye un peu de tendresse, ouais, ouais

Serre-la, ne la taquine pas, ne la quitte jamais
Tu dois, tu dois, tu dois, tu dois
Essaye un peu de tendresse, ouais, ouais

Tu dois la serrer, ne la taquine pas, ne la quitte jamais
Tu dois, tu dois, tu dois
Ouais, un peu de tendresse, oh, tendresse, ouais, ouais

Tu dois la serrer, ne la taquine pas, ne la quitte jamais
Tu dois, tu dois, tu dois, tu dois
Essaye un peu de tendresse, ouais, oh, wouah

Bébé, tu dois, tu dois
La serrer, ne la taquine pas, ne la quitte jamais
Tu dois, tu dois, tu dois
Essaye un peu de tendresse, ouais, oh bébé

Tu dois la serrer, ne la quitte jamais
Tu dois, tu dois, tu dois
Dois, dois, dois, dois
Essaye un peu de tendresse, ouais, ouais, oh ouais, ouais