I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again   But that's not unusual   It's just that the moon is full   And you decided to call      And here I sit, hand on the telephone   Hearing the voice I'd known   A couple of light years ago   Headed straight for a fall      But we both know what memories can bring   They bring diamonds and rust   Yes we both know what memories can bring   They bring diamonds and rust      Now I see you standing with brown leaves all around and snow in your hair   Now we're smiling out the window of the crummy hotel over washington square   Our breath comes in white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air   Speaking strictly for me we both could've died then and there      Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic   Then give me another word for it   You were so good with words   And at keeping things vague      Cause I need some of that vagueness now   It's all come back too clearly, yes, I love you dearly   And if you're offering me diamonds and rust, I've already paid      But we both know what memories can bring   They bring diamonds and rust   Yes we both know what memories can bring   They bring diamonds and rust      Diamonds, diamonds and rust   Diamonds, diamonds and rust   Diamonds, diamonds and rust   Diamonds, diamonds and rust