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    DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

    Diamond

    i aint got perfect diction

    i know that causes friction

    when we go out with your friends

    but honey

    i cant  pretend

    i am just me

     

    i dont smile one cue

    when the director asks me

    or is that ax me

    after the scene i am darn sure

    you will harass me

    but honey leave me be

    i am just me

     

    i admit  

    i am a bit more  boorish

    that bon viviant

    and yes  i prefer an old pair of levis

    to a tailored suit by yves saint laurent

    but my old mamma 

    god bless her soul

    said something to my daddy thats true enough

    i dont want no flawless man

    i want a diamond in the rough

     

    oh sure

    maybe i could pretend to peruse

    the wall street journal

    instead of the daily news

    and when in polite company

    i guess it is considered classy

    to use a knife and fork

    on a fried chicken breast

    but didnt you once say you love me

    because i wasnt like the rest

     

    now

    i aint what girls consider handsome

    never gonna hold a damsel for ransom

    like a denzel

    but i think i am swell

    truth be told  i aint keen 

    on them fancy french wines

    i prefer  good conversation

    and  a mason jar  of shine 

    or muscatel

     

    yes i know 

    i have a bad habit of shouting

    when a  whisper would suffice

    but i aint never ate  the whole pie

    that is selfish

    i just take a small slice

    and  maybe i could buy 

    one of them big ole books 

    that teach you to  elaborate eloquently

    but i prefer to be concise

    i am just  a man who digs being 

    around his wife

     

    i remember you once 

    felt i was acceptable

    after all  

    my momma  taught me to be respectable

    i dont make  a spectacle

    when i chew

    and if somebody sneezes

    i say quietly bless you

     

    yeah i know 

    the difference between an italian  loafer

    and a sneaker shoe

    but i wear them boots at work everyday

    you know what my feet go through

    and maybe my sullen nature

    causes your friends to misconstrue

    bad manners for country grammer

    when my tie is slightly askew

    but i dont believe in all that

    make believe stuff

    if you toss me away

    some lucky lady will find

    a diamond in the rough

     

    hey 

    maybe  you should give

    some other man a try

    find yourselfa fancy dandy

    who can flash all 32 

    when tellin  big city lies

    you always say i am not sensitive enough

    because i dont cry

    did it ever occur to you 

    my tear ducts are dry

    from seeing too many friends  die

     

    look  honey

    i have  loved you from

    the first day we met

    and i  sure dont get my jollies

    making you upset

    i know we moving up in the world

    but why should i forget

    the city that raised me

    good old philly

     

    i aint got  all them good graces down

    let them other men act so darn kool

    if i try to walk on water

    i know i will drown

    when  i put on that tux

    and you wear a gown

    to some fancy social downtown

    i aint actin like them fellas

    pretending to be kings sittin 

    on a throne

    because i know i got one at home

    right next to the shower stall

     

    guess aint  nothing more

    left to discuss

    yes i admit 

    i am somewhat gruff

    didnt come from the right stuff

    slightly scuffed

    but like my old mamma always said

    son you are  a mighty fine man

    and that  is good enough

    most women prefer  

    a diamond in the rough

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    • 6 May 2011
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