Tentative Man - Ashley Cleveland

My baby talks a little awkward

His manner is reserved

His intentions are brave

But he loses his nerve

And when he comes around to see me

He’s not assertive like he planned

I understand

Baby, is a tentative man

He don’t sit too close to me

I must scare him half to death

And if I brush against him

I hear him catch his breath

And if he brings himself to touch me

There’s hesitation in his hand

I understand

Baby, is a tentative man

I say maybe it’s time he’s taking

Maybe he’s been badly burned

Maybe that’s the way God made him

I don’t feel concerned

'Cause when I catch his shining eyes

I have found a love so grand

I understand