Well, I've been up, yeah

And I've been down

Been kicked around, yeah

This god-forsaken town

So many faults, so little time

I've gotta find my piece of mind

Peace of mind



I was looking for something

Anything at all

Something to believe in

Spray-painted on the walls

I've made mistakes, yeah

I've paid for them too

What's a poor boy supposed to do 



Then she said yea, yea

“You’re like a diamond in the rough

You're dirty and you're damaged

All you need’s a little love

But inside there’s a sparkle

That’ll light the stars above

And you'll be there in the morning

When the going gets tough”



There was a time when, I could not say

I got a reason to live another day

A discarded treasure, they all passed on by

And I can understand the reasons why



Then she said yea, yea

“You’re like a diamond in the rough

You're dirty and you're damaged

All you need’s a little love

But inside there’s a sparkle

That’ll light the stars above

And you'll be there in the morning

When the going gets tough”

[x2]



Yea, yea, diamond in the rough

Yea, yea, gonna light the stars above

Yea, yea, all you need’s a little love

You'll be there in the morning

When the going… gets tough

Diamond in the rough now, yea, yea

Who’ll light the stars above, yea, yea

All you need’s a little love now, yea, yea