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Just after I screamed at you--
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What the hell is it all about
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You spilled your coffee
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Onto my sleeve
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And you said
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Don't expect the tears
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To come from me babe
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For I've already grieved
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But that's when you let me
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Back into your dream
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And I know you're frightened
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By my laughter
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But you're not afraid
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To hold my pain
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You see I'm never sure
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Just what you're after, Babe
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But it seems you only love me
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When it rains
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You never treat me
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Like you treat a gentle man
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You only hit me
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When you know it hurts
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But then why bother reaching down
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To where I'm battered
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To raise me up
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>From the dirt
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But that's when you let me
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Back into your dream
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And I know you're frightened
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By my laughter
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But you're not afraid
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To hold my pain
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You see I'm never sure
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Just what you're after, Babe
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But it seems you only love me
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When it rains
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Yes I have sworn
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To myself to stay protected
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So I have strapped on
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A sword and shield
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But my armour
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Yes it ends up meltin'
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When you come along tumblin'
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Across the field
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Once again I yield, I yield
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Yes you get me crazy
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'Cause you never even wear my presents babe
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You wear flowers tucked into your hair
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But when I'm cursin' in the night
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In my frustration
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That's when suddenly you are there
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Once again that's when you let me
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Back into your dream
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And I know you're frightened
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By my laughter
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But you're not afraid
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To hold my pain
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You see I'm never sure
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Just what you're after, Babe
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But it seems you only love me
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When it rains
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How come you only love me when it rains
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It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains
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Harry Chapin |