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1. _ Sweet Caroline
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
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2. _ Brooklyn Roads
Written by: neil diamond
If i close my eyes
I can almost hear my mother
Callin', "neil, go find your brother
Daddy's home, and it's time for supper
Hurry on"
And i see two boys
Racin' up two flights of staircase
Squirmin' into papa's embrace
And his whiskers warm on their face
Where's it gone
Oh, where's it gone
Two floors above the butcher
First door on the right
Life filled to the brim
As i stood by my window
And looked out on those
Brooklyn roads
I can still recall
The smell of cookin' in the hallways
Rubber drying in the doorways
And report cards i was always
Afraid to show
Mama'd come to school
And as i'd sit there softly crying
Teacher'd say, "he's just not trying
He's got a good head if he'd apply it"
But you know yourself
It's always somewhere else
I built me a castle
With dragons and kings
And i'd ride off with them
As i stood by my window
And looked out on those
Brooklyn roads
Thought of going back
But all i'd see are strangers' faces
And all the scars that love erases
But as my mind walks thru those places
I'm wonderin'
What's come of them
Does some other young boy
Come home to my room
Does he dream what i did
As he stands by my window
And looks out on those
Brooklyn roads
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3. _ Play Me
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
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4. _ Cracklin' Rosie
cracklin' rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go
Taking it slow
Lord, don't you know
Have made me a time with a poor man's lady
Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing here that i care to take along
Maybe a song
To sing when i want
Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune
Oh, i love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin rose, you're a store bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now
Play it now, my baby
Cracklin' rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's al right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions, yeah
Oh, i love my rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin rose, you're a store-bought woman
You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now
Play it now
Play it now, my baby
Cracklin' rosie, make me a smile
Girl if it lasts for an hour, that's all right
We got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no question, yeah
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5. _ Shilo
Written by: neil diamond
Young child with dreams
Dream, ev'ry dream on your own
When children play
Seems like you end up alone
Papa says he'd love to be with you
If he had the time
So you turn to the only friend you can find
There in your mind
Shilo, when i was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shile, you always came
And we'd play
Young girl with fire
Something said she understood
I wanted to fly
She made me feel like i could
Held out my hand, and i let her take me
Blind as a child
All i saw was the way that she made me smile
She made me smile
Shilo, when i was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shile, you always came
And you'd stay
Had a dream, and it filled me with wonder
She had other plans
"got to go, and i know you'll understand"
I understand
Shilo, when i was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shilo, you always came
Come today
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6. _ I Am ... I Said
Written by: neil diamond
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 it, start to feeling good
You simply got no choice
Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one
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7. _ Done Too Soon
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
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8. _ Stones
Written by neil diamond
Jesus christ, fanny brice,
Wolfie mozart and humphrey bogart and
Genghis khan and
On to h. g. wells.
Ho chi minh, gunga din
Henry luce and john wilkes booth
And alexanders
King and graham bell.
Ramar krishna, mama whistler,
Patrice lumumba and russ colombo,
Karl and chico marx,
Albert camus.
E. a. poe, henri rousseau,
Sholom aleichem and caryl chessman,
Alan freed and
Buster keaton too
And each one there
Has one thing shared:
They have sweated beneath the same sun,
Looked up in wonder at the same moon,
And wept when it was all done
For bein?done too soon,
For bein?done too soon.
For bein?done.
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9. _ Holly Holy
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
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10. _ Soolaimon
stones
Stones would play inside her head
And where she slept,
They made her bed
And she would ache
For love and get but stones
La la la la la la la la la
Lordy, child
A good day's comin'
And i'll be there to let the sun in
And bein' lost
Is worth the comin' home
La la la la la la la la la on stones
You and me, a time for planting
You and me, a harvest granting
The every prayer ever prayed
For just two wild flowers that grow
La la la la la la la la la on stones
Mmmmmmmm.....
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11. _ Song Sung Blue
Written by: neil diamond
Come she come say
Ride on the night
Sun becomes day
Day shall provide
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
God of my want, want, want
Lord of my need, need, need
Leading me on, on, on
Lord of my night, night, night
Seek for my way, way, way
Taking me home
She callin'
Bring me home my name
On the wings of a flea
Wind in the plains
Dance once for me
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
Soo, soolaimon
Soolai, soolai, soolaimon
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12. _ Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
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
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