I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones Peaked at # 14 in 1970 Original by Ben E. King charted at # 29 in 1963 Later covered as a # 46 hit by Terry Knight and the Pack in 1966, by Liquid Smoke as # 82 in 1970, and by Sylvester as a # 40 disco version in 1979. Also covered by Neil Diamond as a 1993 album track [Neil Diamond Up on the Roof CD]. Some critics believe that part of this song's melody was later borrowed for the Moody Blues' 1967 hit "Nights in White Satin." Words by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Music, sometimes in dispute, thought to be by Giulio Rapetti,and Labati Carlo Donida I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore you and want you so I'm just a no one with nothing to give you but, oh I love you He, he buys you diamonds Bright, sparkling diamonds But, believe me, dear, when I say That he can give you the world but he'll never love the way I love you He can take you any place he wants To fancy clubs and restaurants But I can only watch you with My nose pressed up against the window pane I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Must watch you go dancing by Wrapped in the arms of somebody else when, darling, it's I Who loves you I love you I love you I love you