He'd Be A Diamond

by The Bevis Frond

From the album: New River Head

Track 9 of 20 on New River Head (1991).

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Lyrics for He'd Be A Diamond

When the tape runs out, the music keeps playing And when the walls come down It's still hard to cross the line When his love is gone, he says he still needs her And he wants to let you know That if he had his chance again He'd be a diamond When you dab your eyes, the tears keep on falling And when you blow your nose It still gets blocked up and runs And though you feel like shit, he says you look beautiful And he swears by all the saints That if he had his chance again He'd be a diamond Is he lying to get what he wants Or does he mean it this time? Is he running low on affection and beer and dope And an ironing board And an unpaid analyst who shags? When you turn your back, you still see what's behind you And when you start afresh, you still think of days gone by And when a heart is broken, it still goes on pumping And he told me just last night That if he had his chance again He'd be a diamond

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More from New River Head

  1. White Sun
  2. Drowned
  3. She's Entitled To
  4. Waving
  5. Down In The Well
  6. New River Head
  7. Solar Marmalade
  8. Wild Jack Hammer
  9. He'd Be A Diamond
  10. Undertaker
  11. Stain On The Sun
  12. Motherdust
  13. Cuvie
  14. Thankless Task
  15. The Miskatonic Variations II
  16. It Won't Come Again
  17. Blurred Vision
  18. Son Of Many Mothers
  19. Chinese Burn
  20. God Speed You To Earth