A plea for tenderness

hey girls, do you hate men?
 do you hate the earth?
 Well I still see tenderness in your face
 and innocence straight from infant days
 and there must be tenderness deep inside
 you're so cold, but it shows
 you told me about school
 I only want to know about you
 and it hurts me now
 and it scares me now
 and now you know
 but if you care about me
 (tell me now)
 if I'm better than the wall
 (tell me now)
 and if it's important when I touch your hand
 then you'd better
 tell me now
 well
 now, i've just read some writers
 from the old days
 because I knew, I knew that they'd understand
 because dignity, dignity and tenderness should apply
 to modern romance
 So i don't wanna know, I'm just not interested in you're school
 So i don't wanna know, I don't wanna hear about you're stupid cats
 (or you're homework)
 just talk about love, or sex, or starving hearts, or just shut up
 and I'll go
 but
 if you care about me
 (tell me now)
 if I'm better than the wall
 (tell me now)
 and if it's important when I touch you're hand
 (tell me now)
 and if it's important when I come to you're kitchen
 when it's late at night
 and when it's cold at night
 when it's dark outside
 when it's cold outside
 I wanna know if it's important when I touch your hand
 when you're all alone
 (tell me now)
 if you really want to talk to me
 (tell me now)
 and if you're lookin for a lover
 (tell me now)
 I mean, if you need a lover
 (tell me now)
 if you're ready to be honest with a lover
 (tell me now)
 if it's important when you're alone at night
 and when it's cold at night and when it's dark at night
 when it's cold outside when it's sad outside
 and when I'm sad outside, by the streetlight
 by your house and near your kitchen door
 I'm stumped because I'm scared
 Because I'm sad
 Because it's cold at night
 Because it's dark at night
 and I'm alone at night
 I'm so sad and I'm so scared
 and I want to know, if you'll tell me
 if you care about me
 then if you care about yourself
 and if you'll stop taking drugs
 and if you'll stop bein so hard
 and if you'll stop being hard to talk to
 and if you'll let me come inside
 and I can talk to you
 when it's dark at night
 and when it's sad at night
 and alone at night
 I don't want to be alone at night
 (tell me now)
 I don't want to be sad at night
 (tell me now)
 I want to help you
 when it's cold outside
 when you're all around
 when it's sad outside
 I want you to tell me now
 I can't wait another day
 you gotta hurry
 I can't wait another minute
 It's now or never
 It's now or never
 you gotta tell
 you gotta tell
 you can't hide
 or take drugs
 or cigarettes
 or dark outside
 or cats
 or these other things that you use
 so I can't see you clear
 I want to see you clear
 I want to talk to you now
 you've got to be honest now
 you've got to tell me now
 if you care about me
 tell me now
 wait a minute
 wait a minute
 I want to say, I want to say somethin else now
 wait a minute
 I want to show you that I understand you now
 (this is the guy talkin to the girlfriend)
 he's gonna show you, he's gonna show you that he understands the deepest darkest parts
 when he says ...
 He says I know how beautiful death is
 and I know why you hate life
 but I'm just a tender soul
 so be glad you know
 I want to tell ya
 that all men are just tender souls
 and be glad that you know