A plea for tenderness - The Modern Lovers

Hey girls, do you hate men?

Do you hate the earth?

Well I still see tenderness in your face

And innocence straight from infant days

And there must be tenderness deep inside

You’re so cold, but it shows

You told me about school

I only want to know about you

And it hurts me now

And it scares me now

And now you know

But if you care about me

(tell me now)

If I’m better than the wall

(tell me now)

And if it’s important when I touch your hand

Then you’d better

Tell me now

Well

Now, i’ve just read some writers

From the old days

Because I knew, I knew that they’d understand

Because dignity, dignity and tenderness should apply

To modern romance

So i don’t wanna know, I’m just not interested in you’re school

So i don’t wanna know, I don’t wanna hear about you’re stupid cats

(or you’re homework)

Just talk about love, or sex, or starving hearts, or just shut up

And I’ll go

But

If you care about me

(tell me now)

If I’m better than the wall

(tell me now)

And if it’s important when I touch you’re hand

(tell me now)

And if it’s important when I come to you’re kitchen

When it’s late at night

And when it’s cold at night

When it’s dark outside

When it’s cold outside

I wanna know if it’s important when I touch your hand

When you’re all alone

(tell me now)

If you really want to talk to me

(tell me now)

And if you’re lookin for a lover

(tell me now)

I mean, if you need a lover

(tell me now)

If you’re ready to be honest with a lover

(tell me now)

If it’s important when you’re alone at night

And when it’s cold at night and when it’s dark at night

When it’s cold outside when it’s sad outside

And when I’m sad outside, by the streetlight

By your house and near your kitchen door

I’m stumped because I’m scared

Because I’m sad

Because it’s cold at night

Because it’s dark at night

And I’m alone at night

I’m so sad and I’m so scared

And I want to know, if you’ll tell me

If you care about me

Then if you care about yourself

And if you’ll stop taking drugs

And if you’ll stop bein so hard

And if you’ll stop being hard to talk to

And if you’ll let me come inside

And I can talk to you

When it’s dark at night

And when it’s sad at night

And alone at night

I don’t want to be alone at night

(tell me now)

I don’t want to be sad at night

(tell me now)

I want to help you

When it’s cold outside

When you’re all around

When it’s sad outside

I want you to tell me now

I can’t wait another day

You gotta hurry

I can’t wait another minute

It’s now or never

It’s now or never

You gotta tell

You gotta tell

You can’t hide

Or take drugs

Or cigarettes

Or dark outside

Or cats

Or these other things that you use

So I can’t see you clear

I want to see you clear

I want to talk to you now

You’ve got to be honest now

You’ve got to tell me now

If you care about me

Tell me now

Wait a minute

Wait a minute

I want to say, I want to say somethin else now

Wait a minute

I want to show you that I understand you now

(this is the guy talkin to the girlfriend)

He’s gonna show you, he’s gonna show you that he understands the deepest

darkest parts

When he says …

He says I know how beautiful death is

And I know why you hate life

But I’m just a tender soul

So be glad you know

I want to tell ya

That all men are just tender souls

And be glad that you know