"Diamonds And Rust" Lyrics

I'll be damned
here comes your ghost again
but that's not unusual
it's just that the moon is full
and you decided 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

Well we both know what memories can bring
they bring diamonds and rust
Yes we both know what memories can bring
they bring diamonds and rust

Now you're standing all around with snow in your hair
Now we're looking out the window of that crummy hotel
over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strickly for me
we both could have died then and there...

Now you're telling me
you're not nostalgic
Then I'll give you another word for it
You were so good with words
and at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
it's all come back too clearly
Oh I loved you dearly
and if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

Well we both know what memories can bring
they bring diamonds and rust
Yes we both know what memories can bring
they bring diamonds and rust

diamonds
diamonds and rust
diamonds
diamonds and rust

diamonds
diamonds and rust
I don't want no more diamonds
diamonds and rust