Lyrics

Diamond in the Rough
© 2004 Kyra/Heart Ray Music/BMI, C. Martin/Chipsongs/BMI

Everywhere you went a dark cloud followed you
And eclipsed the sun so no light could get through
?til all you saw was shades of grey, you were not okay you were not okay
but I saw something hiding underneath your skin
what will be revealed when you shine the light within

* I saw you as a diamond in the rough
all the beauty inside that was all covered up
well who among us can shine in the absence of love
you were a diamond, diamond in the rough, a diamond in the rough

and the world can be harsh to the sensitive kind
so you armored your heart and retreated to your mind
?til all you knew was how to survive, you were not alive, oh you were not alive
I saw something hiding underneath your skin
what will be revealed when you shine the light within

*I saw you as a diamond in the rough
all the beauty inside that was all covered up
well who among us can shine in the absence of love
you were a diamond a diamond in the rough a diamond in the rough

when I looked into your eyes I could see straight through
to the man you would become, I reached out to you
and said take my hand, take my hand

solo

*I saw you as a diamond in the rough
all the beauty inside that was all covered up
who among us can shine in the absence of love
you were a diamond, a diamond in the rough
I saw you as a diamond in the rough
all the beauty inside was all covered up
who among us can shine in the absence of love, you were a diamond,
a diamond in the rough, a diamond, now I watch you shine