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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Babyface
Programming
Troop
Background Vocals
After 7
Background Vocals
Kevin Roberson
Bass Guitar
L.A. Reid
Drums
De' Rock
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
L.A. Reid
Composer
Perri Reid
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
L.A. 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
Steve Hall
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-ooh
A tender lover, a tender lover
Eleanor Rigby, spends half her life all alone
No fault of her own made a decision
Love has no place in her home
Loving has a right to go (go)
Love has no limit
If you believe in love, it'll open up so
Don't ever give in
'Cause if it starts to give just hold on
We didn't make it
Love will get you by if you only try
Just don't give up on love
'Cause it didn't work out this time
Tender lover, girl, I'm so sorry
Well, I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart
Tender love, so broken-hearted
Well, I never meant to break your
To beak your little tender heart
I don't ever give up in spite of our love
Love is much too precious
It's greater than both of us
And there's more than enough, I keep lookin' for love
Just be a believer it'll give you what you want
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
We didn't make it
But love will get you by if you only try
Just don't give up on love
'Cause it didn't work out this time
Tender lover, girl, I'm so sorry
Well, I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart (I never meant to break your heart)
Tender lover, so broken-hearted
Well, I never meant to break your
To break your little tender heart
My tender lover, ooh (ooh)
(Oh) oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-ooh
A tender lover, a tender lover
Love has no limit
Oh-oh-oh (oh), oh-oh-ooh (tender, tender lover)
A tender lover (a tender lover), a tender lover
Love has no limit
If you believe in love it'll open up so
Don't ever give in
'Cause if it starts to give just hold on
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 this time
Tender lover, girl, I'm so sorry (so sorry baby)
Well, I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart (never meant to break)
Tender lover, so broken-hearted (oh)
Well, I never meant to break your
To break your little tender heart
Oh-oh-oh (oh), oh-oh-ooh
A tender lover (a tender lover)
A tender lover
Oh-oh-oh (oh), oh-oh-ooh
A tender lover, a tender lover
T-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t, tender lover
T-t-t-t-t-t-t- tender lover
Writer(s): Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid, Perri Arnette Reid
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