Listen, this one out to Billy Joe Shaver.
I'm just an old
chunk of coal.
But I'm going to be a diamond someday.
Going to glow and glow
till I'm so blue, pure, perfect.
Going to put a smile on everybody's face.
Yeah, I'm going to kneel and pray every day.
This day
should become the rain along the way.
Yeah,
I'm just an old
chunk of coal now, Lord.
But I'm going to be a diamond someday.
Yeah,
I'm going to learn to write words to talk.
I'm going to search and find a better way to walk.
I'm going to spit and polish.
I'm going to rough it up till
I get rid of every single flaw.
Yeah, I'm going to be the world's
best friend.
I'm going to go around
shaking everybody's hand.
Yeah,
I'm just an old
chunk of coal now, Lord.
But I'm going to be a diamond someday.
Yeah,
I'm going to kneel and pray
every day.
Because that should become vain
along the way.
Yeah,
I'm just an old
chunk of coal now, Lord.
But I'm going to be a diamond someday.
Yeah, I'm just an old
chunk of coal now,
Lord.
But I'm going to be a diamond someday.