Mamma 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's gonna find true love