Franklin, Aretha - Break It To Me Gently Lyrics






It was so easy baby, you made it so easy, yeah
You knew exactly what to say and do
Had all the answers, you knew how to please me
How'd you guess I'd fall in love with you?
Now I'm scared, ooh, I'm scared what we're coming to

Oh, break it to me gently, be careful of what you say
And save it, save it, save it
Save it, save it, save it, save it for tomorrow
Maybe then you'll stay one more day, hey yeah

It was so easy, baby, you made it so so easy, yes, you did
I'm weak now, darling, need your tenderness
I gave you my loving, oh baby, and all my sweet music
Why'd you give me what you knew I would need?

Are you sure, really really sure it has to end like this?
If you don't love me, if you don't need me

Oh, break it to me gently, be careful of what you say
And save it, save it for tomorrow
Maybe, baby you'll stay, you'll stay, oh, one more day

I need, I need you, I need you, baby
I need you, baby, one more hour
Oh yeah, I need you, oh I need you
Ooh baby, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now one more day
Oh yeah, I need you, baby, I need you
I need you, I need you, I need you one more hour
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I need you, baby, one more day





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  1. M.... S....

    REMEMBERING
    ARETHA LOUISE FRANKLIN
    (MARCH 25, 1942 - AUGUST 16, 2018) [08/16/2019]

  2. M.... S....

    REMEMBERING THE QUEEN OF SOUL ARETHA LOUISE FRANKLIN
    (MARCH 25, 1942 - AUGUST 16, 2018) [03/25/2019]

  3. M.... J....

    I loved this song.

  4. b.... ....

    Aretha classic one of her finest ever, "Break It To Me Gently" soared top of R&B charts & should have done the same on pop charts but seemed there was no airplay & what were they thinking, easily would have gone to #1...RIP Lady Soul, you are loved and missed

  5. V.... J....

    I love this song

  6. J.... V....

    Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager--and certainly one of their finest! I never hear this in any Hamlisch tribute--as well as Ordinary Miracles (Streisand)--both so very soulful! LOVE THIS!!!!

  7. C.... L....

    Who else has been looking for this song for ages? My favorite slow tune by her! Thanks for posting!

    C.... L....

    I've been enjoying this song and other songs from the album "Sweet Passion" for many years. One of my favorites is "No One Could Ever Love You More". Another from the same album is "Touch Me Up". I love the way Aretha opens the song with those "come hither" sounding lyrics, "Hey lover man, hear you got a plan! A sure cure for a love hangover"! Love em' all!!

  8. f.... h....

    This superb song, now almost forgotten and always underrated, reached a No. 1 position on Billboard's r&b chart for one week in 1977. On pop chart the song peaked at No. 83.

  9. L.... E....

    I have been looking for this song FOREVER and it only showed up for me on YouTube today! I think this is one of Aretha's greatest ballads and I'm so glad I found it! Thanks for uploading it.

    L.... E....

    I also been looking for this forever. it just became available for me

    L.... E....

    Lisa Ericsson .... never heard this one before... thought I heard them all....looked it up and it was number one on the charts for a week in 1977

  10. S.... J....

    I like the way this song moves. Really nice!

  11. b.... 5....

    OOOHHHHH!

  12. R.... P....

    the person who gave this a thumbs down is actually a person their mother regret givin birth to

    R.... P....

    Agreed.

    R.... P....

    and a sad miserable person who hates a great singer at the top of their game

    R.... P....

    So much for honest opinions, haters will never accept the fact that some people do not like certain versions. I don't like her presentation of this song, I am disappointed as I like her as a singer and the majority of her work.