Neil Diamond – I Am I Said (Guitar)

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L.A. is fine, the sun shines most of the time,

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 And the feeling is laid back.

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Palm trees grow and rents are low,

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but you know I keep thinking about,

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 making my way back

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Well, I'm New York City born and raised,

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but nowadays, I'm lost between two shores.

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L.A. is fine, but it ain't home,

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New York's home but it ain't mine no more.

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I am, I said,          to no one there

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And no one heard at all, not even the chair.

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I am, I cried,          I am, said I

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And I am lost, and I can't even say why.

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Leavin' me lonely still.

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 Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king,

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 and then became one?

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Well, except for the names and a few other changes,

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if you talk about me,   the story's the same one.

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But I got an emptiness deep inside,

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and I've tried but it won't let me go.

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And I'm not a man who likes to swear,

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but I never cared for the sound of being alone.

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I am, I said,          to no one there

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And no one heard at all, not even the chair.

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I am, I cried,          I am, said I

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And I am lost, and I can't even say why.

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I am, I said           I am, I cried

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I am . . . .