Diamonds and Rust
Judy Collins"Diamonds and Rust" is a song by Judy Collins, released in 2013 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:09 long and contains 51 lines and 248 words.
Lyrics
0:11Well I'll be damned
0:14Here comes your ghost again
0:17But that's not unusual
0:20It just the moon is full
0:23And you happen to the call
0:27And here I sit
0:30Hand on the telephone
0:34Hearing a voice I'd known
0:37A couple of light years ago
0:40Heading straight for a fall
0:48I remember your eyes
0:50Were bluer than robin's eggs
0:53My poetry was lousy you said
0:57Where are you calling from
1:01A booth in the northwest
1:06Four years ago
1:07I brought you some cufflinks
1:11You brought me something
1:14We both know what memory can bring
1:17It brings diamonds and rust
1:25You burst on the scene
1:28Already a legend
1:31The original phenomenon
1:34The unwashed phenomenon
1:38You strayed into my arms
1:42And there you stayed
1:44Temporarily lost at sea
1:48The Madonna was yours for free
1:51The girl on the half-shell
1:55Would keep you from harm
2:02Now I see you standing
2:04With brown leaves falling
2:05And snow in the air
2:09Now you're standing out the window
2:11Of that crummy hotel
2:12Over Washington Square
2:15Our breath comes out white clouds
2:18Mingles and hangs in the air
2:22Speaking strictly for me
2:24We both could have died then and there
2:39Now you're telling me
2:42You're not nostalgic
2:45But give me another word for it
2:49You are so good with words
2:52And with keeping things vague
2:56Because I need some of
2:58That vagueness now
2:59It all come back too clearly
3:02Yes I once loved you dearly
3:05And if you free diamonds and rust
3:09Called on the phone
Well I'll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that's not unusual It just the moon is full And you happen to the call And here I sit Hand on the telephone Hearing a voice I'd known A couple of light years ago Heading straight for a fall 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 northwest Four years ago I brought you some cufflinks You brought me something We both know what memory can bring It brings diamonds and rust You burst on the scene Already a legend The original phenomenon The unwashed phenomenon You strayed into my arms And there you stayed Temporarily lost at sea The Madonna was yours for free The girl on the half-shell Would keep you from harm Now I see you standing With brown leaves falling And snow in the air Now you're standing out the window Of that crummy hotel Over Washington Square Our breath comes out white clouds Mingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me We both could have died then and there Now you're telling me You're not nostalgic But give me another word for it You are so good with words And with keeping things vague Because I need some of That vagueness now It all come back too clearly Yes I once loved you dearly And if you free diamonds and rust Called on the phone
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