"Diamonds" (Lulu White's  Song)

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WELL, WELL...
YOU'RE NOT MY USUAL CLIENTELE.
HOLD ON, SLOW DOWN – YOU'RE HUSBAND IS WHO?
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE BY THAT – WAIT, OH, YES I DO.
HE'S VERY DEPENDABLE
AND, UM, EXTENDABLE,
AND HE'S GOT GREAT TASTE IN BIJOUTERIE, TOO!

DID YOU REALLY COME ALL THIS WAY
TO TELL ME I'M VILE,
AND I'M KIDDING MYSELF
TO THINK IT'S NOT TRUE?
YOU SAY THERE'S PLENTY OF HONEST WORK TO GET,
BUT I TOOK THE EASY ROUTE, AND YET
WHILE THAT MIGHT BE SO,
IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW.
AND IF YOU THINK THAT'S ABSURD,
THEN WHO'S KIDDING WHO?

THE BED WHERE YOU SLEEP, THAT PRETTY NEW DRESS -
I GUESS YOU GOT THEM FOR FREE?
OR MAYBE YOU HAVE SOMETHING HE WANTS,
THE SAME SOMETHING AS ME.
HONEY, I DON'T JUDGE – WE ALL GOTTA EAT,
AND NOBODY WANTS TO END UP IN THE STREET.
BOTH YOU AND I DO WHAT WE DO
TO SEE TO IT WE WON'T,
BUT I HAVE DIAMONDS –
AND YOU DON'T.

HE TELLS ME ABOUT HIS VERY LONG DAY,
AND ALL THE PAIN HE'S BEEN THROUGH.
I HOLD HIM AND TELL HIM IT'LL BE OK.
THAT SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU?
I BET YOU LET THE MAN WIN EVERY FIGHT.
WHO ELSE DO THEY SAY IS ALWAYS RIGHT?
BUT I CLEAN HIS POCKETS,
WHILE YOU CLEAN HIS PANTS AND HIS POT
'CAUSE I'M WORTH DIAMONDS –
ARE YOU NOT?

I'M SURE YOU LOVE HIM,
AND HE LOVES YOU, TOO.
BUT TRY SAYING NO
TEN TIMES IN A ROW,
AND SEE WHAT HE'LL DO.
WILL HE BEG OR SCREAM
OR THROW YOU OUT ON YOU BACK?
BABY, YOU SHOULD THANK ME –
I'M PICKING UP YOUR SLACK.

YOU HADN'T A CHOICE, YOUR HOME-LIFE WAS HELL,
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW – I KNOW ALL TOO WELL.
BUT ONE DAY I'LL LEAVE THIS
AND START A NEW LIFE, AND YOU WON'T,
'CAUSE I HAVE DIAMONDS –
AND YOU DON'T.

MAYBE I'M WRONG, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
I ONLY KNOW WHAT I'VE SEEN, AND I'VE SEEN A WHOLE LOT.
A MAN KNOWS THE WORLD'S IN HIS HANDS
JUST AS LONG AS HE PAYS,
BUT I HAVE DIAMONDS,
DIAMONDS FOR DAYS...

AND I'M SAVING THEM UP
TO RUN A HOUSE OF MY OWN.
NOT JUST A HALL,
BUT ONE THAT THEY'LL CALL
THE BEST EVER KNOWN.
YES, THE VERY BEST
THAT DIAMONDS CAN BUY.
EXPERIENCED GIRLS ONLY –
YOU WANNA APPLY?

THERE'LL BE PAINTINGS FROM FRANCE, A GOLD CHANDELIER,
CHAMPAGNE IN EVERY GLASS,
THE HOTTEST MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR
PLAYING THE HOTTEST BRASS.
THE CREAM OF THE CROP WILL FLOCK TO MY HALL.
FORGET WHAT I SAID - YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME AT ALL,
'CAUSE I WILL TAKE PART IN THE WORLD
IN A WAY YOU JUST WON'T
'CAUSE I HAVE DIAMONDS –
YES, I GOT MY DIAMONDS –
ALL BECAUSE I HAVE DIAMONDS,

AND YOU DON'T.

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