I Am...I Said (Single Version)

Neil Diamond
Npo Radio 5 Evergreen Top 1000 2025

L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the timeAnd the feeling is "lay back"Palm trees grow and rents are lowBut you know I keep thinkin' aboutMaking my way back

Well, I'm New York City born and raisedBut nowadays, I'm lost between two shoresL.A.'s fine, but it ain't homeNew York's home, but it ain't mine no more

I am, I saidTo no one thereAnd no one heard at all, not even the chair

I am, I criedI am, said IAnd I am lost and I can't even say whyLeavin' me lonely still

Did you ever read about a frogWho dreamed of bein' a kingAnd then became oneWell, except for the namesAnd a few other changesIf you talk about meThe story's the same one

But I got an emptiness deep insideAnd I've tried, but it won't let me goAnd I'm not a man who likes to swearBut I never cared for the sound of being alone

I am, I saidTo no one thereAnd no one heard at all, not even the chair

I am, I criedI am, said IAnd I am lost and I can't even say why

I am, I saidI am, I criedI amI am, I said