Diamonds & Rust

	well 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 a voice i'd known
	a couple of light years ago
	heading 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
	well you burst on the scene
	already a legend
	the unwashed phenomenon
	the original vagabond
	you strayed into my arms
	and there you stayed
	temporarily lost at sea
	the madonna was yours for free
	yes the girl on the half-shell
	could keep you unharmed
	now i see you standing
	with brown leaves falling around
	and snow in your hair
	now you're smiling 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
	then give me another word for it
	you who are so good with words
	and at keeping things vague
	because 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

	well 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 a voice i' d known
	a couple of light years ago
	heading 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
	well you burst on the scene
	already a legend
	the unwashed phenomenon
	the original vagabond
	you strayed into my arms
	and there you stayed
	temporarily lost at sea
	the madonna was yours for free
	yes the girl on the halfshell
	could keep you unharmed
	now i see you standing
	with brown leaves falling around
	and snow in your hair
	now you' re smiling 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
	then give me another word for it
	you who are so good with words
	and at keeping things vague
	because 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