조안 바에즈
Well I'll be damned
Here comes your
ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that
the moon is full
And you happened
to call
And here I sit
Hand on the
telephone
Hearing a voice
I'd known
A couple of light
years ago
Heading straight
for a fall
As I remember
your eyes
Were bluer than
robin's eggs
My poetry was
lousy you said
Where are you
calling from
A booth in the
midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some
cufflinks
You brought me
something
We both know what
memories can bring
They bring
diamonds and rust
Well you burst
on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed
phenomen on
The original
vagabond
You strayed
into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily
lost at sea
The Madonna was
yours for free
Yes the girl
on the half shell
Would keep
you unharmed
Now I see you
standing
With brown leaves
falling around
And snow
in your hair
Now you're smiling
out the window
Of that crummy
hotel Over
Washington Square
Our breath comes
out white clouds
Mingles and hangs
in the air
Speaking strictly
for me
We both could have
died then and there
Now you're
telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another
word for it
You who so
good with words
And at keeping
things vague
Because I need
some of that
vagueness now
It's all come
back too clearly
Yes I loved
you dearly
And if you're
offering me
diamonds and rust
I've already paid