as a little girl i came down to the water

with a little stone in my hand

and it would shimmer and sing

and i knew everything



in a little while i got steeped in authority

heaven only knows what when wrong

when there is nothing so cruel

than to bury that jewel when it was mine all along

and i'm gonna find it



you're shining, i can see you

you're smiling, that's enough well

i'm holding onto you, like a diamond in the rough

like a diamond in the rough



ever now and then i can see that i am getting somewhere

where i have to go is so deep

i was angry back then, and you know i still am

i have lost too much sleep and i'm gonna find it



you're shining, i can see you

you're smiling, that's enough well

i'm holding onto you, like a diamond in the rough

like a diamond in the rough



snake's in the grass better step on the gas



in my dreams i go down by the water

with a little girl in my arms and we shimmer and sing

and we know everything

as a little girl i came down



you're shining, i can see you

you're smiling, that's enough well

i'm holding onto you, like a diamond in the rough

like a diamond in the rough