I Am A Rock

by Simon and Garfunkel

From the album: Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

Track 6 of 14 on Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972).

Duration: 2:50

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Lyrics for I Am A Rock

A winter's day In a deep and dark December I am alone Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow I am a rock I am an island I've built walls A fortress deep and mighty That none may penetrate I have no need of friendship, friendship causes pains It's laughter and it's loving I disdain I am a rock I am an island Don't talk of love Well I've heard the word before It's sleeping in my memory I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died If I never loved I never would have cried I am a rock I am an island I have my books And my poetry to protect me I am shielded in my armor Hiding in my room safe within my womb I touch no one and no one touches me I am a rock I am an island And a rock feels no pain And an island never cries

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  1. Mrs. Robinson
  2. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
  3. The Boxer
  4. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
  5. The Sound Of Silence
  6. I Am A Rock
  7. Scarborough Fair / Canticle
  8. Homeward Bound
  9. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  10. America
  11. Kathy's Song
  12. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
  13. Bookends
  14. Cecilia