I Want My Love to Rest Tonight - Yoko Ono

Sisters, dont blame my man too much

I know hes doing his best

I know his fear and loneliness

He can do no more, no less

He was brought up by us women

And the world that told him to be a man

He reached and stretched to be the one

While millions more tried to be that one

I want my man to rest tonight

So he can face the world tomorrow

I want my love to sleep tonight

So he can deal with tomorrow

Sisters, don’t blame your man to much

You know hes doing his best

You know his fear and loneliness

He can do no more, no less

He was told by his mothers to never trust girls

He was told by his fathers to never shed tears

He sees girls chasing after superstars

While their men are sitting behind bars

I want my man to rest tonight

So he can face the world tomorrow

I want my love to sleep tonight

So he can deal with tomorrow

Sisters, don’t blame our men too much

We know they’re doing their best

We know their fear and loneliness

They can do no more, no less

They were told by us to get ahead

Be gentle and tender, yet hard and strong

Nothing short of a living god

Nothing short of James Bond

If we all knew that no ones to be ashamed

But that the society is to be blamed

We could then come together again

And direct our energies towards changing the world

We’re all blind and crippled mates

Frustrated would-be presidents of united states

We don’t know how to cope with ourselves

Or to love our mates for being themselves

I want my love to rest tonight

So he can face the world tomorrow

I want my love to sleep tonight

So he can deal with tomorrow