Tenderness On The Block Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheThornBirds 

Cover art for Tenderness On The Block lyrics by Warren Zevon

This is one of the most honest and beautiful songs ever written. A bitter and sarcastic song about a good-natured guy sick of living up to the Unrealistic expectations of the rich snobby parents of his girlfriend For so long they controlled and manipulated her into ignoring him Going for the richer or more socially graceful boy Or the boy who was the same religion or whatever... it could be anything. But now she's old enough to make her own decisions And she chooses the boy that loves her, as dirt-poor and angry as he is And there's nothing her hoity-toity parents can do about it.

Blood might be thicker than water But true love is thicker than blood