DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH 

© 2000 SHEILA D. FOX 
ASCAP-OneOfEach Publishing Co.

VERSE: 
YOU COULD TURN THE HEADS OF 99 MEN 
AIN'T THAT WHAT YOU SAID? 
CAUSE THEM TO CRY YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TRY 
YEAH THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID 
PRE-CHORUS: 
SADLY FOR ME, SADDER FOR YOU 
YOU WERE THE ONE WHO COULDN'T BE TRUE 

CHORUS: 
YOU HAD A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH 
FINEST GOLD BEFORE YOUR EYES 
YOU COULDN'T SEE THE BRILLIANCE OF PURE LOVE 
I GUESS YOU NEVER REALIZED 
SO YOU HAD TO LOOK BEYOND IT 
YOU JUST WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT 
SO YOU JUST COULDN'T RECEIVE IT 
YOU WERE THE ONE I WANTED 

VERSE: 
LIFE TIME OF REGRET SINCE THE DAY WE MET 
YEAH THAT'S WHAT I SAID 
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE I WISH I HELD MY TONGUE 
HEY THAT'S WHAT I'VE SAID 
PRE-CHORUS: 
SADLY FOR YOU EVEN SADDER FOR ME 
I WAS THE ONE WHO THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE FREE 

CHORUS: 
I HAD A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH 
FINEST GOLD BEFORE MY EYES 
(2) 

I COULDN'T SEE THE FULLNESS OF REAL LOVE 
I GUESS I NEVER REALIZED 
SO I HAD TO GO BEYOND IT 
I JUST WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT 
SO I JUST COULDN'T RECEIVE IT 
I WAS THE ONE YOU WANTED 

BRIDGE: 
IT'S TOO FAR GONE NOW 
WE BOTH LEARNED FROM OUR MISTAKES 
TWO INNOCENT LIVES ARE THE VICTIMS HERE 
LET'S GET OVER IT FOR THEIR SAKES 

WE MADE TWO DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH 
FINEST GOLD BEFORE OUR EYES 
WE NEED TO SEE THE RADIANCE OF THEIR LIVES 
IT'S TIME THAT WE BOTH REALIZE 
THERE'S NO NEED TO LOOK BEYOND IT 
WE NEED TO START BELIEVING 
STOP TAKING AND START GIVING 
WE ARE THE ONES THEY'RE WANTING, NEEDING, COUNTING ON 
FOR LEADING 
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH-(REPEAT, SCAT AND FADE)