mama where s your pretty little girl tonight she s tryin to run before she can walk that s right she s growing up she s got a young man waiting she s growing up she s got a young man waiting she s wide eyed she ll be streetwise to the lies and the jive talk but she ll find true love and tenderness on the block now daddy don t you ask her when she s comin home when she s back don t ask her where she s been she s going out she s got a young man waiting she s going out she s got a young man waiting she ll be okay let her have her way it s a long way it s a long walk but she ll find true love and tenderness on the block she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love and tenderness on the block now i know how much it hurts to see her go but she s got a mind of her own you know she s all grown up she s got a young man waiting she s all grown up she s got a young man waiting  she was wide eyed now she s streetwise to the lies and the jive talk but she ll find true love and tenderness on the block she was wide eyed now she s streetwise to the lies and the jive talk but she ll find true love and tenderness on the block yeah she s gonna find true love hey she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love oh she s gonna find true love yeah she s gonna find true love find true love she s gonna find true love find true love mmm she s gonna find true love find true love she s gonna find true love find true love hey she s gonna find true love find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love oh she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love she s gonna find true love