You Gentle Me

When tempers flare to flame

When no one cares to listen

While I'm tryin' to explain

You see the anger rise in me

And you calm me down again

Like the first spring lilac rain

You gentle me

Like innocence regained

You gentle me

And the feeling that remains grows

Stronger by degree

When you gentle to me

When rumor comes to call

Suspicion's taking over

And I'm back against the wall

You just smile assuringly

And my defenses fall

When life seems so relentless

You gentle me

When my striving seems so senseless

You gentle me

You lift my spirits

I get higher by degree

When you're gentle to me

When tension's taking shape

When I feel the pressure building and

It's just too much to take

You touch the anxious need in me

With love for lovins sake