Lyrics to
Tenderness

This version of Tenderness was released by Paul Simon in 1973.

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What can I do
What can I do
Much of what you say is true
I know you see through me
But there’s no tenderness
Beneath your honesty

Right and wrong
Right and wrong
Never helped us get along
You say you care for me
But there’s no tenderness
Beneath your honesty

You and me were such good friends
What’s your hurry?
You and me could make amends
I’m not worried
I’m not worried

Honesty
Honesty
It’s such a waste of energy
No you don’t have to lie to me
Just give me some tenderness
Beneath your honesty
You don’t have to lie to me
Just give me some tenderness

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About Lyrics and Tenderness by Paul Simon

When you decide to study the lyrics to Tenderness, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Paul Simon. Some of the lyrics to Tenderness have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Paul Simon and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Tenderness if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Tenderness" means the words set to the music of Tenderness, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Paul Simon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Tenderness and the lyrics to Tenderness are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Paul Simon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Tenderness, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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