Michael Nesmith - I Am Not That lyrics

I am not a poet I cannot make a rhyme I do not know the big words Like "shpritz" and "paradigm" I am not an artist I cannot paint my house I cannot chisel marble I cannot twist and shout I am not a Yankee I have no nation-state No cosmic star connections I cannot get a date I am not a crook I am not a thief To be, for me, is not to be Not to see, to see Goodbye, goodbye, the "I am" world Goodbye, goodbye, so long Farewell, adieu, adieu, farewell I have not sung this song No, I have not sung this song I am not the Walrus I am not the Boss I am not the King or Queen I am not Jack Frost I am not the singer I am not twenty-two I am not was, were Be, am, is, or you Goodbye, goodbye, the "I am" world Goodbye, goodbye, so long Farewell, adieu, adieu, farewell I have not sung this song I have not sung this song Goodbye, goodbye, the "I am" world Goodbye, goodbye, so long Farewell, adieu, adieu, farewell I have not sung this song No, I have not sung this song I have not sung this