Shilo -- 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  Shilo, you always came  And we'd play

Couting the years  keeping my dreams to myself  ´til the young girl with fire
made me trust somebody else  Held my hand out, 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  Shilo, you always came  But you'd stay

Had a dream, and it filled me with wonder  She had other plans
"Got to go," says, "she knows that I 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  Had a dream, and it filled me with wonder
She had other plans  "Got to go," says, "she knows that I 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 

This song is about a child who makes up an imaginary friend. Diamond later said that he was at least partially addressing his younger self, and called the song "a feast for psychological interpretation."              (songfacts)