"Diamonds and Rust" by Judas Priest (original lyrics by Joan Baez)



I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again

but that's not unusual

it's just that the moon is full

and you happened to call



And here I sit, hand on the telephone

hearing the voice I'd known

a couple of light years ago

headed straight for a fall



As I remember your eyes were bluer than robin's eggs

My poetry was lousy you said

Where are you calling from

A booth in the Midwest

Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks

You brought me something

We both know what memories can bring

they bring Diamonds and Rust



Now I see you standing with brown leaves all around and snow in your hair

Now we're smiling out the window of the crummy hotel over washington square

Our breath comes out white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air

Speaking strictly for me

we both could've died then and there



Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic

then give me another word for it

you were so good with words

and at keeping things vague



cause I need some of that vagueness now, it's all come back too clearly

yes, I loved you dearly

and if you're offering me diamonds and rust

I've already paid



But we both know what memories can bring

they bring Diamonds and Rust

yes we both know what memories can bring

they bring Diamonds and Rust



Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust

Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust

Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust

Diamonds, Diamonds and Rust