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 strictly for me
We both could've died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who're so good with words
And at keeping things vague

'Cause 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