Turn it down so I can tear it

Turn it up so I can see it

It's just useless to ignore

We're goin' down, you don't feel it

Turn it around, you don't mean it

And I can't stand it anymore

When the whole world sighs

And it's makin' you so deflated

I've got a life, though it refuses to shine

I've got a life, it ain't over, it ain't over

I've got a way, it's the only thing that's mine

All I'm asking for is tenderness, a little tenderness, tenderness

Ooh, it's a cruel place, you never asked to be here

Nobody cares and no one's gonna help you now, oh no

It's dog eat dog, the human race

The only thing they'll do is hate you, hate you

Such a crime to be unkind

You turn your cheek, pretend you're blind

I've got a life, though it refuses to shine

I've got a life, it ain't over, it ain't over

I've got a way, it's the only thing that's mine

All I'm asking for is tenderness, tenderness

I've got a life, though it refuses to shine

I've got a life, it ain't over, it ain't over

I've got a way, it's the only thing that's mine

All I'm asking for is tenderness, a little tenderness

Be strong now baby, oh

Gotta be strong now, baby

Gotta be strong now, baby

Oh, gotta be strong

Strong now baby, oh

Gotta be strong now, baby

Gotta be strong now, baby

Oh, gotta be strong