(spoken)
LA's fine the sun shines most of the time
And the feeling is laid back
Palm trees grow and rents are low
But'cha know
And I keep thinking about makin' my way back
We'll I'm New York City born and raised
But now a days I'm lost between two shores
LA's fine but it aint home
New York's home but it aint mine no more
I am I said
To no one there
And 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
Leaving me lonely still
Did you ever read about a frog
Who dreamed of being a king?
And then became one
Well except for the names and a few other changes
If you talk about me
The stories the same one
But I've got a emptiness deep inside
And I tried but it wont 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
And 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
Leaving me lonely still
LA's fine the sun shines most the time
Oh no
Did you ever read about a frog
Who dreamed of being a king?
Oh no
Well except for the names and a few other changes
If you talk about me
Oh no, Oh no
I Am, I Said
Recorded By: Neil Diamond
Words and Music By: Neil Diamond