I Am I Said:Neil Diamond.
#4 in UK & #4 in USA in '71.

#1.
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L.A.'s 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 but you know,  
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I keep thinking about..making my way back. 
#2.   
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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.'s fine but it ain't home, 
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New York's home but it ain't mine no more. 
  
CHORUS:   
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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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leaving me lonely still. 
#2.  
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Did you ever hear about the frog who dreamed of 
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being a king...and then became one? 
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Well, except for the names and a few other changes, 
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let me talk about me..story's the same one. 
#3.   
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But I have an emptiness deep inside, and I tried, 
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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've never cared for the sound of being alone. 
  
CHORUS:(x2)   
  
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.