Greatest Hits 1966-92

(duet with kim carnes) written by: mae boren axton, tommy durden, elvis presley

Now, since my baby left me
I've found a new place to dwell
Down at the end of lonely street
At heartbreak hotel

I get so lonely, baby, i get so lonely
I get so lonely, i could die

Although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers
To cry away their gloom

I get so lonely, baby, i get so lonely
I get so lonely, i could die

The bell hop's tears keep flowing
The desk clerk's dressed in black
They've been so long lonely street
They will never go back

I get so lonely, baby, i get so lonely
I get so lonely, i could die

So if your baby leaves you and you have a tale to tell
Just take a walk down lonely street to heartbreak hotel

I get so lonely, baby, i get so lonely
I get so lonely, i could die

Written by: neil diamond

Holly holy eyes
Dream of only you
Where i am, what i am
What i believe in
Holly holy

Holly holy dream
Wanting only you
And she comes
And i run just like the wind will
Holly holy

Sing a song
Sing a song of songs
Sing it out
Sing it strong

Call the sun in the dead of the night
And the sun's gonna rise in the sky
Touch a man who can't walk upright
And the lame man, he's gonna fly
And i fly
And i fly

Holly holy love
Take the lonely child
And the seed
Let it be filled with tomorrow
Holly holy

Sing a song
Sing a song of songs
Sing it out
Sing it strong

Call the sun in the dead of the night
And the sun's gonna rise in the sky
Touch a man who can't walk upright
And the lame man, he's gonna fly
And i fly
And i fly

Holly holy dream
Dream of only you
Holly holy love
Holly holy love

Written by: neil diamond and gilbert becaud

Love on the rocks
Ain't no surprise
Pour me a drink
And i'll tell you some lies
Got nothing to lose
So you just sing the blues all the time

Gave you my heart
Gave you my soul
You left me alone here
With nothing to hold
Yesterday's gone
Now all i want is a smile

First, they say they want you
How they really need you
Suddenly you find you're out there
Walking in the storm
When they know they have you
Then they really have you
Nothing you can do or say
You've got to leave, just get away
We all know the song

You need what you need
You can say what you want
Not much you can do
When the feeling is gone
May be blue skies above
But it's cold when you're love's on the rocks

First, they say they want you
How they really need you
Suddenly you find you're out there
Walking in the storm
When they know they have you
Then they really have you
Nothing you can do or say
You've got to leave, just get away
We all know the song

Love on the rocks
Ain't no surprise
Pour me a drink
And i'll tell you some lies
Yesterday's gone
And now all i want is a smile

Written by: neil diamond

Far
We've been travelling far
Without a home
But not without a star

Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream

On the boats and on the planes
They're coming to america
Never looking back again
They're coming to america

Home, don't it seem so far away
Oh, we're travelling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm

Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we'll say grace
Freedom's light burning warm
Freedom's light burning warm

Everywhere around the world
They're coming to america
Every time that flag's unfurled
They're coming to america

Got a dream to take them there
They're coming to america
Got a dream they've come to share
They're coming to america

They're coming to america
They're coming to america
They're coming to america
They're coming to america
Today, today, today, today, today

My country 'tis of thee
(today)
Sweet land of liberty
(today)
Of thee i sing
(today)
Of thee i sing
(today)

La's fine, sunshine most of the time
The feeling is laid back
Palm trees grow and the rents are low
But you know i keep thinking about
Making my way back

Well, i'm new york city born and raised
But nowadays, i'm lost between two shores
La'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
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair
I am, i cried
I am, i said
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 being a king
And then became one
Well, except for the names and a few other changes
If 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 swea
But i've 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, i said
And i am lost, and i can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

written by: neil diamond

Where it began
I can't begin to knowin'
But then i know it's growin' 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' me

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
I believed they never could
Sweet caroline

Written by: neil diamond

She was morning
And i was night time
I one day woke up
To find her lying
Beside my bed
I softly said
"come take me"

For i've been lonely
In need of someone
As though i'd done
Someone wrong somewhere
I don't know where
Come lately

You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the words
I am the tune
Play me

Song she sang to me
Song she brang to me
Words that rang in me
Rhyme that sprang from me
Warmed the night
And what was right
Became me

You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the words
I am the tune
Play me

And so it was
That i came to travel
Upon the road
That was thorned and narrow
Another place
Another grace
Would save me

You are the sun
I am the moon
You are the words
I am the tune
Play me

Written by: neil diamond and alan lindgren

Hello again, hello
Just called to say 'hello'
I couldn't sleep at all tonight
And i know it's late
But i couldn't wait

Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
When i'm here alone
And you're there at home
Hello

Maybe it's been crazy
And maybe i'm to blame
But i put my heart above my head
We've been thru it all
And you loved me just the same
And when you're not there
I just need to hear

Hello, my friend, hello
It's good to need you so
It's good to love you like i do
And to feel this way
When i hear you say
Hello

Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
And i know it's late
But i couldn't wait
Hello

Written by: neil diamond

I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams

Then i saw her face
Now i'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I coundn't leave her if i tried

I thought love was more or less a giving thing
Seems the more i gave the less i got
What's the use in trying
All you get is pain
When i needed sunshine i got rain

Then i saw her face
Now i'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I coundn't leave her if i tried

longfellow serenade
Written by: neil diamond

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 sing my song
Let me make it warm for you

I'll weave this web of rhyme
Upon this summer night
We'll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight

Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There i'll sing to you
My longfellow serenade

Longfellow serenade
Such were the plans i made
But she was a lady
As deep as the 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 your 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 this summer night
We'll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight

Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There i'll sing to you
My longfellow serenade

Written by: neil diamond

Melinda was mine
'til the time
That i found her
Holding jim
Loving him

Then sue came along
Loved me strong
That's what i thought
Me and sue
But that died too

Don't know that i will
But until i can find me
A girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what i am
A solitary man
Solitary man

I've had it to here
Bein' where
Love's a small world
Part-time thing
Paper ring

I know it's been done
Having' one
Girl who'll love me
Right or wrong
Weak or strong

Don't know that i will
But until i can find me
The girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what i am
A solitary man
Solitary man

Written by: neil diamond

I got a song been on my mind
And the tune can be sung, and the words all rhyme
Deede-ee deet deet deet deet deet deet deedle dee dee

Though it don't say much, and it won't offend
If you sang it at school, they're liable to send you home
Never knowin' what you're showin'
Think you're growin' your own tea
Good lord

Let me hear that, let me near that
Crunchy granola suite
Drop your shrink, and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee dum

I know a man was outta touch
And he'd hide in a house and he didn't say much
Deedle-dee deet deet deet deet deet deet deedle dee doo

And like a man with a tiger outside his gate
He not only couldn't relax, but he couldn't relate
Now he can
Family man
Tried my brand
Dig

Let me hear that, let me near that
Crunchy granola suite
Drop your shrink, and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee do
Deedle-ee dum dum
I'll have a double please

Written by: neil diamond

Mama told me that some day it would happen
But she never said it would happen like this
Papa said, "look out, some girl'll catch you nappin'
Some little girl will get to you with her kiss"

You got to me
You brought me to my knees
Never thought i'd say please, girl
You got to my soul
You got control
You got to me, you got to be mine

Used to slip thru every girl's hand like water
There never was one who could tie me down
Straight ahead and steady as gibraltar
'til you brought me tumblin' to the ground

You got to me
You brought me to my knees
Never thought i'd say please, girl
You got to my soul
You got control
You got to me, you got to be mine

Written by: neil diamond, tom hensley and alan lindgren

After all these years
After all these tears between us
Still i couldn't find
Someone half as right as you
And each time i stop to think
What it is i really need
Here's what i conclude
All i really need is you

Just say what you want to say
You don't have a chance in the world
Can i, knowing how i've tried
Still come close to losing you, girl
When you are my world
Have i spent so many years
Trying but in vain to tell you
Don't you know it's true
All i really need is you

How was i to know
We'd have ended here
Where we finally did
You tied your life to mine
Once upon a starry night
And when someone asks for me
What it is that i believe
Say, i believe it's true
All i really need is you

Just say what you want to say
We don't have a chance in the world
Can i, knowing how i've tried
Still come close to losing you, girl
When you are my world
Have i spent so many years
Tryin' but in vain to tell you
Feelings come and go
Me, i'm never gonna ever let you go
Promise you i'm gonna always love you so
Cause all i really need is you

Written by: neil diamond

Love you so much, can't count all the ways
I'd die for you girl, and all they can say is
"he's not your kind"

They never get tired of puttin' me down
And i never know when i come around
What i'm gonna find
Don't let them make up your mind
Don't you know

Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Please come take my hand
Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Soon you'll need a man

I've been misunderstood for all of my life
But what they're sayin', girl, just cuts like a knife
"the boy's no good"

Well, i finally found what i've been looking for
But if they get the chance, they'll end it for sure
Sure they would
Baby, i've done all i could
It's up to you

Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Please come take my hand
Girl, you'll be a woman soon
Soon you'll need a man

when the night returns just like a friend
When the evening comes to set me free
When the quiet hours that wait beyond the day
Make peaceful sounds in me

Took a drag from my last cigarette
Took a drink from a glass of old wine
Closed my eyes and i could make it real
And feel it one more time

Can you hear it, babe
Can you hear it, babe
From another time
From another place
Do you remember it, babe

And the radio played like a carnival tune
As we lay in our bed in the other room
When we gave it away for the sake of a dream
In a penny arcade, if you know what i mean
If you know what i mean, baby

And here's to the song we used to sing
And here's to the times we used to know
It's hard to hold them in our arms again
But hard to let them go

Do you hear it, babe
Do you hear it, babe
It was another time
It was another place
Do you remember it, babe

And the radio played like a carnival tune
As we lay in our bed in the other room
When we gave it away for the sake of a dream
In a penny arcade, if you know what i mean
If you know what i mean

If you know what i mean
If you know what i mean
If you know what i mean
If you know what i mean, baby
If you know what i mean

Written by: neil diamond

Hot august night
And the leaves hanging down
And the grass on the ground smelling sweet
Move up the road
To the outside of town
And the sound of that good gospel beat

Sits a ragged tent
Where there ain't no trees
And that gospel group
Telling you and me

It's love, love
Brother love's travelling salvation show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother love's show

Room gets suddenly still
And when you'd almost bet
You could hear yourself sweat, he walks in
Eyes black as coal
And when he lifts his face
Every ear in the place is on him

Starting soft and slow
Like a small earthquake
And when he lets go
Half the valley shakes

It's love, love
Brother love's travelling salvation show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother love's show

(sermon)
Take my hand in your hand
Walk with me this day
In my heart i know
I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle

It's love, love
Brother love's travelling salvation show
Pack up the babies
Grab the old ladies
Everyone goes
Everyone knows
Brother love's show
Amen

(duet with brabra streisand) written by: neil diamond, alan bergman and marilyn bergman

You don't bring me flowers
You don't sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When you come thru the door
At the end of the day

I remember when
You couldn't wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin' me late at night
When it's good for you
And you're feelin' alright
Well you just roll over
And turn out the light
And you don't bring me flowers anymore

It used to be so natural
To talk about forever
But "used to be's" don't count anymore
They just lay on the floor
'til we sweep them away

And baby, i remember
All the things you taught me
I learned how to laugh
And i learned how to cry
Well i leared how to love
Even learned how to lie
You'd think i could learn
How to tell you goodbye
'cause you don't bring me flowers anymore