Lyrics to
Come Down Easy

This version of Come Down Easy was released by Carole King in 1972.

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Daytimes run away
Nighttimes seem so long
I’m allright in the sunshine
But the evenings let me down
It sure is good to see you now
I’m really glad you came
And I would tell you what I need
But it never feels the same

So come down easy
Let it come down slow
I’ve been alone so long that I just don’t know what to do
And I don’t want to lose you

How my life slips away
How the time goes by
And I know I belong here
Yes, I know, though I don’t know why

Riding along with a friend of mine
Got enough space, got enough time
Pieces of fruit and glasses of wine
And love comes in in the summertime
And I don’t want to lose you

God bless the children
God bless us all
We are the children of Paradise
On our own now since the fall
All the things that are worth having
Are never ours to keep
Still I can see today could be
A good time for you and me
If you come down easy

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About Lyrics and Come Down Easy by Carole King

The lyrics to Come Down Easy are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Carole King used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Come Down Easy have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Carole King and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Come Down Easy by Carole King. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Come Down Easy" means the words set to the music of Come Down Easy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Come Down Easy and the lyrics to Come Down Easy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to Come Down Easy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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