Sweet Elephant
Blessing a human friend
Cuddly Koala-bear

Seeing a newborn child
Vulnerable and pure
Natural tenderness


Tenderly,
Stroking my purring friend

Don't always to do the same
With old fear and pain
Fighting life is rough,

No time for tenderness
The shoulders are so tight
My back can't take no more


Chorus:
Tender surrender

Embracing all tears
Holding on is so hard
Obscuring my dreams

Tender surrender
Rolling down my cheeks


Delightfully
Seeing a ladybird
Don't seem to be the same

With spiders and snakes
Tenderly they come
Revealing some unease

Gracefully they come
Tickling old beliefs