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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Babyface
Performer
Troop
Background Vocals
Antonio "LA" Reid
Drums
De' Rock
Percussion
Kayo
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Antonio "LA" Reid
Composer
Perri Reid
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Babyface
Producer
Antonio "LA" Reid
Producer
Kenneth Edmonds
Executive Producer
Antonio Reid Jr
Executive Producer
Dave Rideau
Additional Engineer
Dan Sullivan
Assistant Engineer
Rick Caughran
Assistant Engineer
Jon Gass
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh
Woo!
Oh yeah
Feels good
Tender lover
Everybody
[Verse 2]
Ooh-oh ooh-oh ooh-oh (Uh uh oh oh)
Ooh-oh ooh-oh ooh-oh (Uh uh oh oh)
Oh baby (A tender lover)
Oh baby (A tender love)
[Verse 3]
Eleanor Rigby
Spent half her life all alone
No fault of her own
Made a decision
Love has no place in her home
Love, it had nowhere to go
[Verse 4]
Love has no limit
If you believe in love, it'll open up
So (Don't)
Don't ever give in
'Cause if it starts to give, just hold on (Eleanor Rigby)
[Verse 5]
We didn't didn't make it
Love'll get you by if you only try
Just don't give up on love
'Cause it didn't work out this time
[Verse 6]
Tender lover
Girl, I'm so sorry
Well, I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart
Tender lover
So broken-hearted
Well, I never meant to break your
Ah, break your little tender heart
[Verse 7]
My tender lover
Ooh
[Verse 8]
Don't ever give up
In spite of our love
Love is much too precious
It's greater than both of us
There's more than enough
Ah, keep looking for love
Just be a believer
It'll give you what you want
[Verse 9]
Sky is the limit
If you believe in love, it'll open up
So
Don't ever give in
If it starts to give, just hold on
[Verse 10]
We didn't make it
Love'll get you by if you only try
Just don't give up on love
'Cause it didn't work out
Said it didn't work out this time
[Verse 11]
Tender lover
Girl, I'm so sorry
Well, I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart
Tender lover
So broken-hearted
Well, I never meant to break your
Break your little tender heart
[Verse 12]
Squeeze my
My lovely tender lover
When I'm undercover
I'm not like any other brother
Like 'Face, he's nothin' like the man Bob
And like Tide, he's givin' you a wash job
Hung you out to drip-dry
I'd never do that to ya
'Cause you're too fly
When I saw you, I scoped you like a veteran
He shouldn'ta broke your heart and been a better man
[Verse 13]
L.A., get Bob outta here
Yo, man, come on
Get him outta here, L.A.
Get, get him out
Let's go
Now
[Verse 14]
Ooh-oh ooh-oh ooh-oh
Ooh-oh ooh-oh ooh-oh
Oh baby
Tender lover, lover, lover, lover
[Verse 15]
Love has no limit
If you believe in love, it'll open up
So, yeah
Don't ever give in
If it starts to give, just hold on
[Verse 16]
We didn't didn't make it
Love'll get you by if you only try
Just don't give up on love
'Cause it didn't work out
Said it didn't work out this time
[Verse 17]
Lover, girl, I'm so sorry
Well, I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart
Tender lover
So broken-hearted
Well, I never meant to break your
Break your little tender heart
Written by: Antonio "L.A." Reid, Babyface, Perri Reid