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Rhymes & Reasons, 1972
Written by Carole King
This is a gentle folk-rock song about an amicable breakup: "I'll never be what you think you see in me / If I can help you deal with what you see as real / That makes me glad to have known you." It elegantly captures the time when two people realize they've grow apart, have different goals, or simply have found themselves on different paths. There's still fondness, but the union is no longer possible. King delivers the lines with a bittersweet finality; there's no room left for aches and regrets. "It's all I can do to be a mother:"
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