Be nice to her Whenever you can And as you cross the street always hold her hand You'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way So, smile at her When she does something wrong Be there to pick her up and make her strong You'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way Mmm, if you'll be kind Sometimes she'll be blind To the wrong things you might do If you treat her good, oh, the way that you should She'll see the goodness in you So, be sweet to her And gentle too And you'll find out what Tenderness can do You'll find out, you'll find out, you'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way Be (be sweet to her) And (and gentle too) You'll find out What, oh, what that tenderness can do You'll find out, you'll find out, you'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way