[Verse 1]
We didn't mean to get angry
We didn't mean to get mad
And we can't say that it won't, babe
Won't ever happen again

But I can tell you one thing
When nothing is making sense
I wanna bring you closer
I wanna hold your hand

[Chorus]
I wanna be your tender defender
For always, forever
Always through the hard times, remember
You got a tender defender
Tender defender

Hoo

[Verse 2]
We didn't end on a good note
We didn't sleep through the night
Running away from the monster
That we both buried alive
Well, I'm gonna hold a mirror
And you're gonna shine a light
And we're gonna face all our fears, babe
We're gonna win this fight

[Chorus]
I wanna be your tender defender
For always, forever
Always through the hard times, remember
You got a tender defender
Tender defender

Hoo

[Bridge]
The warrior's aware the work is never done
The war is never won
But it still defends
And that's a-who I am

[Chorus: Theo Katzman, Vulfpeck, Both]
I wanna be (Tender defender)
(Always, forever)
Always (Through the hard times, remember)
Through the hard times, remember
You've got a tender defender
Tender defender
[Outro]
Tender defender
Tender defender
Tender defender
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Tender defender
Yeah