DiamondsAndRust
















WellI'llbedamned
Herecomesyourghostagain
Butthat'snotunusual
It'sjustthatthemoonisfull
Andyouhappenedtocall
AndhereIsit
Handonthetelephone
HearingavoiceI'dknown
Acoupleoflightyearsago
Headingstraightforafall
AsIrememberyoureyes
Werebluerthanrobin'seggs
Mypoetrywaslousyyousaid
Whereareyoucallingfrom?
Aboothinthemidwest
Tenyearsago
Iboughtyousomecufflinks
Youbroughtmesomething
Webothknowwhatmemoriescanbring
Theybringdiamondsandrust





Wellyouburstonthescene
Alreadyalegend
Theunwashedphenomenon
Theoriginalvagabond
Youstrayedintomyarms
Andthereyoustayed
Temporarilylostatsea
TheMadonnawasyoursforfree
Yesthegirlonthehalf-shell
Wouldkeepyouunharmed




NowIseeyoustanding
Withbrownleavesfallingaround
Andsnowinyourhair
Nowyou'resmilingoutthewindow
Ofthatcrummyhotel
OverWashingtonSquare
Ourbreathcomesoutwhiteclouds
Minglesandhangsintheair
Speakingstrictlyforme
Webothcouldhavediedthenandthere




Nowyou'retellingme
You'renotnostalgic
Thengivemeanotherwordforit
Youwhoaresogoodwithwords
Andatkeepingthingsvague
BecauseIneedsome
ofthatvaguenessnow
It'sallcomebacktooclearly
YesIlovedyoudearly
Andifyou'reofferingmediamondsandrust
I'vealreadypaid
DiamondsAndRust/JoanBaez