Diamond in the Rough (Live ’88)

[Intro]
Please give a warm welcome to Shawn Colvin.

[Verse 1]
Mmm, as a little girl I came down to the water
With a little stone in my hand
And it would shimmer and sing
And we knew everything, yeah
As a little girl I came down

[Verse 2]
But in a little while I got steeped in authority
Heaven only knows what went wrong
There is nothing so cruel
Than to bury that jewel
It was mine all along
And I'm gonna find it

[Chorus]
You're shining—I can see you
You're smiling—that's enough
Well, I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough

[Verse 3]
Well, every now and then
I can see that I am getting somеwhere
Wherе I have to go is so deep
I was angry back then
And you know I still am
Well, I have lost too much sleep
I'm gonna find it

[Chorus]
'Cause you're shining—I can see you
You're smiling—that's enough
Oh, I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
Like a diamond in the rough

[Interlude]
Oh, snakes in the grass
Gotta step on the gas
Snakes in the grass
Gotta step on the gas

[Verse 4]
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
Oh, in my dreams I go down, down, down, down
I go down

[Chorus]
'Cause you're shining—I can see you
You're smiling—that's enough
Well, I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
Like a diamond in the rough
You're shining—I can see you
You're smiling—that's enough
Well, I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
Like a diamond in the rough
Like a diamond in the rough, hey
Like a diamond in the rough, mmm

[Outro]
Thank you.