Blood Diamonds

by The Joeys

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Blood Diamonds

In the land of the sports car, parties, and movie star
Along the golden shore
A girl from town, she went down
To her local jewelry store

She was in good health, she was in good wealth
That she had for a hundred years
Though she had plenty, her hand was empty
And she needed to hide her tears

She found a ring that shined like the ocean
Like she’d never seen before
Its a beautiful thing, its a beautiful ring
That helped fund an endless war

She’s got blood diamonds wrapped around her finger
She’s got blood diamonds wrapped around her soul
She don’t know where they came from, and she don’t really care to know
She only cares about the blood diamonds wrapped around her soul

Down in the heart in the land of apart
Lived a young man without a name
He dug up rocks in an old brown box
Without a damn thing to gain

One day he found, way under ground
Gems the size of his hand
He’d seen plenty of stones, but none like those
Hidden in the sand

Yet he gave his Gems to the wretched ones
That caused him so much pain
They got rich, while he dug his ditch
Dying in his chains

She’s got blood diamonds wrapped around her finger
She’s got blood diamonds wrapped around her soul
And the man that died for her blood diamond, he will never grow old
She’s gotta blood diamond wrapped around her soul

She’s got blood diamonds wrapped around her finger
She’s got blood diamonds wrapped around her soul
And the man that died for her blood diamond, he will never grow old
She’s gotta blood diamonds wrapped around her soul

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released April 6, 2022
Music and Lyrics by Dean Cheney

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