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And I know you're frightened By my laughter But you're not afraid To hold my pain You see I'm never sure Just what you're after, Babe But it seems you only love me When it rains. How come you only love me when it rains?

Harry Chapin

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Harry Chapin
Age: 38 †
Born: 1942
Born: December 7
Died: 1981
Died: July 16
Banjoist
Film Director
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Brooklyn
New York
Harold Forster Chapin
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Sure
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Rains
Babe
Seems
Frightened
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Laughter
Never
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