When we make music, we gotta make that with a swing If we all keep it up, we can all get it out somewhere When we make love it ain't no different, no All a woman needs is a tender love and care T L C it's short for tender love and care It's all you gotta know (tender love and care) But if you don't believe, it's not gonna get you anywhere Keep pushing, still got a long way to go T L C And when you're working hard and there ain't much left to give You know your love ain't going anywhere That woman won't care about how much it takes to live If you just get down and give her some of that thing that you got there T L C Tender love and care That's all it needs T L C Tender love and care Certain affection guaranteed And when you feel that groove you better not miss what's going on She's giving you the chance you gotta keep giving it all you can No stop to think about it 'cause if you leave that girl without it She's gonna find her TLC from some other man so keep on giving her T L C Tender love and care It's all you need to make it And you know she can thank it T L C Tender love and care Whatever you do, you gotta do it right 'Cause you don't leave a woman lonely at night Here it comes now Whatever you do, you gotta do it right, yeah T L C As if only the woman lonely night Gotta give her the action T L C You wanna get some savage back Be the love you got T L C Do what you can, know where the flame is a heart T L C Whatever it is much to give But whatever it is it's the way to live