The evening breeze
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caressed the trees tenderly
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The trembling trees embraced
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the breeze tenderly
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Then you and I came wandering by
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And lost in a sigh were we
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The shore was kissed
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by sea and mist tenderly
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I can't forget
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how two hearts met breathlessly
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Your arms opened wide
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and closed me inside
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You took my lips
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you took my love so tenderly
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<Interlude>
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Your arms opened wide
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and closed me inside
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You took my lips
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you took my love so tenderly
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You took my lips
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you took my love so tenderly
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Tenderly
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| Nat King Cole |