Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005.

King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored. She is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree.

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Studio albums
Writer (1970)
Tapestry (1971)
Music (1971)
Rhymes & Reasons (1972)
Fantasy (1973)
Wrap Around Joy (1974)
Thoroughbred (1976)
Simple Things (1977)
Welcome Home (1978)
Touch the Sky (1979)
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980)
One to One (1982)
Speeding Time (1983)
City Streets (1989)
Colour of Your Dreams (1993)
Love Makes the World (2001)
A Holiday Carole (2011)

Too Much Rain
Carole King Lyrics

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If anyone asks you how I am
Just say I'm doin' fine.
If you will do that for me,
I'll do the same for you sometime.

And if anyone asks you where I've gone
Just say I'm down the line.
I don't want my friends to see me like this.

Maybe some other time.

Too much rain fallin'.
Too much rain fallin'.
There's just been too much rain, down on me.

One day I'm gonna understand
The way that my heart works,
And then I'm gonna work it out,
So that I won't get hurt.

But if anyone asks you where I've gone,
Oh, don't say where I am,
Just say you saw me and I'm doin' fine,
'Cause I'm doin' the best I can.

Too much rain fallin'.

Too much rain fallin'.
There's just been too much rain fallin', down on me.

Overall Meaning

In Carole King's song "Too Much Rain," the singer asks the listener to lie to their friends about her whereabouts and well-being. She doesn't want her friends to see her vulnerable and struggling, and instead, wants to hide away until she can sort out her emotions. The repeated refrain of "Too much rain fallin'" can be interpreted as a metaphorical representation of the singer's emotional state. The rain represents the flood of emotions that she is experiencing and can't seem to escape from. Despite this, the singer is hopeful that one day she will be able to understand her heart and work through her feelings.

The song touches on themes of vulnerability, emotional pain, and the desire to put on a brave face for others. The singer's request for the listener to lie for her is a poignant reminder of how hard it can be to open up to others, even those we consider friends. The repeated refrain of "Too much rain fallin'" is a powerful image that underscores the emotional impact of the singer's experiences.

Line by Line Meaning

If anyone asks you how I am
If someone inquires about my well-being

Just say I'm doin' fine.
Please respond with the statement that I am currently well

If you will do that for me,
If you comply with my request

I'll do the same for you sometime.
Then I will also return the favor for you in the future

And if anyone asks you where I've gone
If someone asks about my whereabouts

Just say I'm down the line.
Simply state that I am elsewhere

I don't want my friends to see me like this.
I do not wish for my acquaintances to witness my current state

Maybe some other time.
Perhaps at a later point in time

Too much rain fallin'.
Experiencing an abundance of rain

Too much rain fallin'.
An excessive amount of rainfall

There's just been too much rain, down on me.
I have been inundated with too much precipitation