[Verse 1]
I ain't always right there with you
Even when I'm in the room
Don't say the things you need to hear enough
Like I'm supposed to

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm beggin' for your patience, longin' to embrace you
Heaven knows we haven't done this in awhile

[Chorus]
I can't help the way that I grew up
The only love I've ever known was tough
Sometimes a rough around the edges man
The kind with calloused hands
But tonight, I'll be tender enough
To make you cry

[Verse 2]
You'd ever know how proud it makes me
Just to watch you sleep
I still can't believe at the end of these two arms
Is all I've ever dreamed

[Pre-Chorus]
And every day I'm saved, humbled by your grace
And the peace in knowin' that you understand
[Chorus]
I can't help the way that I grew up
The only love I've ever known was tough
Sometimes a rough around the edges man
The kind with calloused hands
But tonight, I'll be tender enough
To make you cry

[Outro]
Sometimes a rough around the edges man
The kind with calloused hands
But tonight, I'll be tender enough
To make you cry
Just tender enough
To make you cry