Kelly and Wade Baynham (a.k.a. "the basics") used to sing this at concerts... but it was famously written and recorded with an acoustic guitar by Shawn Colvin.
Diamond in the Rough
Shawn Colvin - John Leventhal
As a little girl I came down to the water
With a little stone in my hand
It would shimmer and sing
And we knew everything
As a little girl I came down
But in a little while I got steeped in authority
Heaven only knows what went wrong
There is nothing so cruel
Than to bury that jewel
When it was mine all along
I'm gonna find it
You're shining I can see you
You're smiling that's enough
I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
Every now and then
I can see that I'm getting somewhere
Where I have to go is so deep
I was angry back then
And you know I still am
I have lost too much sleep
But I'm gonna find it
You're shining...
In my dreams I go down by the water
With a little girl in my arms
And we shimmer and sing
And we know everything
In my dreams I go down
You're shining I can see you
You're smiling that's enough
I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
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2 comments:
Diamond in the rough, that is what makes me think of Aladdin :) I have not forgotten some Disney movies (grin) he is the dioman in teh rough and has to learn a lot through the story. I am a diamond in the rough and I will shine and sparkle when God is finished with me......so will you my friend!!
Oh how I miss going to Basics concerts. So much!
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