When tempers flare to flame
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When no one cares to listen while I'm trying to explain
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You see the anger rise in me
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And you calm me down again
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Like the first spring lilac rain, you gentle me
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Like innocence regained, you gentle me
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And the feeling that remains grows stronger by degree
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When you're gentle to me
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When rumor comes to call
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Suspicion's taking over and I'm back against the wall
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You just smile assuringly
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And my defenses fall
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Like the first spring lilac rain, you gentle me
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Like innocence regained, you gentle me
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And the feeling that remains grows stronger by degree
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When you're gentle to me
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When life seems so relentless, you gentle me
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When my striving seems so senseless, you gentle me
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You lift my spirits, I get higher by degree
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When you're gentle to me
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When tension's taking shape
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When I feel the pressure building and it's just too much to take
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You touch the anxious need in me
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With love for lovin's sake
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Like the first spring lilac rain, you gentle me
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Like innocence regained, you gentle me
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And the feeling that remains grows stronger by degree
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When you're gentle to me
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You Gentle Me
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| Carole King |
