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 the voice i d known a couple of light years ago heading straight for a fall but 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 i see you standing all around and snow in your hair now we re smiling out the window of the crummy hotel over washington square our breath comes on 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 were so good with words and at keeping things vague cause i need some of that vagueness now it s all come back too clearly yes i love you dearly and if you re offering me diamonds and rust i ve already paid but 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 diamonds diamonds and rust2