Mamma where's your pretty little girl tonight
She's tryin' [bad word] 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 [bad word] love
And tenderness on the block

Now daddy don't you ask her when [bad word]  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 [bad word] love
And tenderness on the block
She's gonna find [bad word] love
She's gonna find [bad word] love
She's gonna find [bad word] 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 [bad word] love
And tenderness on the block
She's gonna find [bad word] love