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Diamonds in the Rough

from The Dirt EP by THE DIRT

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The Dirt's version of The Carter Family classic, Diamonds in the Rough

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While walking out one evening
Not knowing where to go
Just to pass the time away
Before we held our show
I heard the Bethel mission band
Singing with all their might
They gave their hearts to Jesus
I gave mine to the night

The day will soon be over
And digging will be done
No more gems to gather
So let us all press on
No God will come to claim you
The truth is sometimes tough
We’ll be forever diamonds
Shining in the rough

One day my precious comrade
You too were lost in sin
While others sought your rescue
I just jumped right in
We waded and we wallowed
Thru the darkest nights
But we would never swallow
The story of the light

We live our lives in darkness
Not knowing where to go
But we will never climb those steps
To knock on that church door
No God will come to claim you
The truth is sometimes tough
We’ll be forever diamonds
Shining in the rough

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from The Dirt EP, released April 28, 2010
Music and lyrics by AP Carter. Additional lyrics by The Dirt

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THE DIRT Glasgow

THE DIRT are a gothic country three-piece based in Glasgow, Scotland.

“Scotland's finest purveyors of gothic country gloom.”
Ents24

“Bury Me Tomorrow is a gloomy triumph of underground folk and country music that is a must listen.”
Nick ‘El Demento’ Dement, KAOS Radio, TX
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