Oh how, at the journey's end, I lie in the heat of the night
Feeling the heartache, wondering why,
I want a friend, I want a friend to lay down beside me
I want a friend, I want her now, someone who knows what I mean when I say,
That I need tender hands to hold me, I need tender hands tonight
Will you lay them on my shoulders
Will you lay them on my eyes
And I need tender hands to take me all the way to paradise
And then, when it's over
I need tender hands to hold me through the night
Touch me with your velvet mouth, I will give all the love that I have
Under the moonlight, reaching your heart
Where are you now, where are you now, come out of the shadows
Where are you now, I want you now
You know that I cannot always be strong,
And I need tender hands to hold me, I need tender hands tonight
Will you lay them on my shoulders
Will you lay them on my eyes
And I need tender hands to take me all the way to paradise
And then, when it's over
I need tender hands to hold me through the night
A am only a voice in a city of noise, can you hear me this time
I see the storm grow, there's a light in the desert tonight
And I need tender hands, give me tender hands
I need tender hands all over, give me tender hands all night
Will you lay them on my shoulders
Will you lay them on my eyes
And I need tender hands to take me all the way to paradise
And then, when it's over
I have tender hands to hold you through the night
I have tender hands to hold you through the night
Give me tender hands
I want your tender hands