From the recording Rose Colored Glasses
Lyrics
Diamonds in the Rough
[william livesay ©2011]
I see my friends lost inside the bitter sweet of dreams
As they grow older
They're trying hard to keep the faith their lives have changed
A baby cries to hold her
Catching up to me the man upstairs calls out my name
The breath of life is close at hand
But oh so far away
Diamonds in the rough
Waiting for waiting for the shine
Diamonds in the rough
A sparkle that in time won't fade
Until we make the grade
Just diamonds in the rough
Just diamonds in the rough
Hiding in the wings I get a glimpse
Of actors on a stage
Their laughing at this casualty who’s waiting for a part
In his own play
They say that good things come to those with patience in the end
Well if patience is a virtue
How come it's done me in
Diamonds in the rough
Waiting for waiting for the shine
Diamonds in the rough
A sparkle that in time won't fade
Until we make the grade
Just diamonds in the rough
Just diamonds in the rough
We take our time to see the world as though we're visionary
Holding on to what we hope is not so ordinary
Just diamonds in the rough
Waiting for waiting for the shine
Just diamonds in the rough
A sparkle that in time won't fade
Until we make the grade
Just diamonds in the rough
Just diamonds in the rough