I AM... I SAID
L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
And the feeling is 'lay back'
Palm trees grow, and rents are low
But you know I keep thinkin' about
Making my way back
Well I'm New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home, but it ain't mine no more
"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king
And then became one
Well except for the names and a few other changes
I you talk about me, the story's the same one
But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared for the sound of being alone
"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still
Written by Neil Diamond
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This Time
If there was time enough for me
To do it all again
I promise you that I would find
A way to make it right this time.
This time I'd love you even more.
I never thought I could.
But now I know that I would find
A way to make it right this time.
Over again,
I close my eyes and I keep reliving it
Over again.
It's over but then
I got my dream
Don't no one dare tell me no.
And you'll be mine this time for sure.
Only got to show I care the way I do.
And I'd be there this time for you.
If there was time enough to say
The things I feel inside
I promise you I'd find a way,
A way to make it right this time.
Over again,
I close my eyes and I keep reliving it Over again.
It's over but then I got my dream
Don't no one dare tell me no.
And I'll be there this time for sure
'Cause I'm not the same man that I was before,
And I'm nothing at all if I'm not yours.
I only got to show I care the way I do,
And I'll be there this time for you.
Yes, I'll be there this time for you.
Written By Neil Diamond
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FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS
Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans
Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans
Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, you and I
All alone by the fire
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs
Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe
Written by Neil Diamond and Richard Bennett
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Baby
Can I Hold You
Sorry
Is all that you can say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like sorry like sorry
Forgive me
Is all that you can say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me, forgive me
But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Baby if I told you the right words
At the right time, you'd be mine
I love you
Is all that you can say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like I love you, I love you
But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Baby if I told you the right words
At the right time, you'd be mine
You'd be mine, yes, you'd be mine
You'd be mine, yes.
But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Baby if I told you the right words
At the right time you'd be mine
You'd be mine, you'd be mine.
By Tracy Chapman
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SONG SUNG BLUE
Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one
Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Sing them out again
Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know, start to feeling good
You simply got no choice
Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one
Written by Neil Diamond
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The Last Picasso
The last Picasso,
The last Picasso was just acquired by some old museum,
And Don Quixote,
Well Don Quixote the old man's rhyme has lost its reason;
Which only reminds me
Have I remembered to say that without you this life of plenty,
Would seem so empty
The last Picasso
The last Picasso may gather dust amid the ruins
And Don Quixote
Well Don Quixote may no longer make his wishful tunes;
But I still have you
And I will have you when ev'ry thing else is gone and done with.
We'll be like one with
The last Picasso
Oh me and you
Me oh me oh me oh me oh me and you
We can sigh
Me oh me oh me oh me oh me
We can sigh.
by Neil Diamond
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LONGFELLOW SERENADE
Longfellow Serenade
Such were the plans I'd made
For she was a lady
And I was a dreamer
With only words to trade
You know that I was born for a night like this
Warmed by a stolen kiss
For I was lonely
And she was lonely
Ride, come on baby, ride
Let me make your dreams come true
I'll sing my song
Let me make it warm for you
I'll weave his web of rhyme
Upon the summer night
We'll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight
Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My Longfellow serenade
Longfellow serenade
Such were the plans I made
But she was a lady
As deep as a river
And through the night, we stayed
And in my way, I loved her as none before
Loved her with words and more
For she was lonely
And I was lonely
Ride, come on baby, ride
Let me make you dreams come true
I'll sing my song
Let me sing my song
Let me make it warm for you
I'll weave this web of rhyme
Upon the summer night
We'll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight
Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My Longfellow serenade
Written by Neil Diamond
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If There Were No Dreams
If there were no dreams
and there were no dreamers,
then how could I dream you up?
You're still a mystery to me.
The way that we love,
the life that we're leading,
I don't want to give you up.
Whatever I have to do, I'll do.
Put a mountain there, and I'll tear it down.
If it's much too high, then I'll go around.
I won't stop for anyone or anything.
And I'd love you even if
there were no dreams.
If there were no dreams,
how could we be lovers?
And how could I need you so?
The reason's clear to even me.
I'll know that it's right.
You don't need to wonder.
If you're up against that wall,
I'm gonna be up against it, too.
If a mountain's there,
we can tear it down.
If it's much too high,
then we'll go around.
We won't stop for anyone or anything.
We'd be lovers even if
there were no dreams.
Yes, we would:
lovers even if there were no dreams.
written by Neil Diamond and Michel Legrand
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Don't Turn Around
If you want to leave, I won't beg you to stay
And if you gotta go darling, well maybe it's better that way.
I'm gonna be strong, I'm gonna be fine Don't worry about this heart of
mine
Just walk out that door, see if I care Go on and go now
But don't turn around Cause you're gonna see my heart breakin
Don't turn around I don't want you seeing me cry
Just walk away It's tearing me apart that you're leaving
I'm letting you go but I won't let you know.
I won't miss your arms around me holding me tight.
And if you ever think about me, just know I'm gonna be all right
I'm gonna be strong, I'm gonna be fine Don't worry about this heart of
mine
I know I'll survive, I'll make it through I'll even learn to live
without you
But don't turn around I don't want you seeing me cry
Just walk away It's tearing me apart that you're leaving
I'm letting you go But I won't let you know
I wish I could cry out loud That I love you baby
I wish I could say to you Don't go, don't go, don't go
But don't turn around Cause you're gonna see my heart breakin
Don't turn around I don't want you seeing me cry
Just walk away It's tearing me apart that you're leaving
I'm letting you go No don't turn around
But don't turn around Cause you're gonna see my heart breakin
Don't turn around I don't want you seeing me cry
Just walk away Yes, walk away, babe
I'm letting you go But don't turn around, don't turn around
Just walk away
Written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
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SWEET CAROLINE
Where it began
I can't begin to knowin'
But then I know it's growing strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along
Hands, touchin' hands
Reachin' out
Touchin' me
Touchin' you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
But now I
Look at the night
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin' runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when I'm with you
Warm, touchin' warm
Reachin' out
Touchin' me
Touchin' you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
Sweet Caroline
Written By Neil Diamond
1969 Stonebridge Music (ASCAP)
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