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 want someone fi have and fi hold Ina di night, 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 want to 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 With the lights down low, When the world is just two people, And love is all we need to know Everybody has got an idea Of what's right, what's right for me I'm just trying to survive and Live my life positively This one wants to educate me That one wants to dominate me The other one tryin' to wear me down Talkin' outta both sides of the mouth, I just want to lay with you, oh 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 With the lights down low, When the world is just two people, And love is all we need to know Ohhh, la la la la (la la la.) ohh Mmm and I, I just wanna to lay with you, oh 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 lights are low, When the world is just two people, And love is all we need to know Tenderness Mmm. At the end of the day Is all a woman needs to take her fears away Just a little tenderness Mmm deep in the night When the world is just two people, And everything's gonna be alright