Tentative Man

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 Baby is a tentative man