Diamonds and Rust

<br>(Words and Music by Joan Baez) <br><br>Well I`ll be damned <br>Here comes your ghost again <br>But that`s not unusual <br>It`s just that the moon is full <br>And you happened to call <br>And here I sit <br>Hand on the telephone <br>Hearing a voice I`d known <br>A couple of light years ago <br>Heading straight for a fall <br><br>As I remember your eyes <br>Were bluer than robin`s eggs <br>My poetry was lousy you said <br>Where are you calling from? <br>A booth in the midwest <br>Ten years ago <br>I bought you some cufflinks <br>You brought me something <br>We both know what memories can bring <br>They bring diamonds and rust <br><br>Well you burst on the scene <br>Already a legend <br>The unwashed phenomenon <br>The original vagabond <br>You strayed into my arms <br>And there you stayed <br>Temporarily lost at sea <br>The Madonna was yours for free <br>Yes the girl on the half-shell <br>Would keep you unharmed <br><br>Now I see you standing <br>With brown leaves falling around <br>And snow in your hair <br>Now you`re smiling out the window <br>Of that crummy hotel <br>Over Washington Square <br>Our breath comes out white clouds <br>Mingles and hangs in the air <br>Speaking strictly for me <br>We both could have died then and there <br><br>Now you`re telling me <br>You`re not nostalgic <br>Then give me another word for it <br>You who are so good with words <br>And at keeping things vague <br>Because I need some of that vagueness now <br>It`s all come back too clearly <br>Yes I loved you dearly <br>And if you`re offering me diamonds and rust <br>I`ve already paid <br><br>В© 1975 Chandos Music (ASCAP)