mining for coal

i've searched the world over all of my life

just looking for something

to make my love shine

like a candle that burns in the night

but i came up with nothin'

'til i looked in your eyes

deeper and deeper inside. and all of the treasures

i found in your soul

was like finding a diamond

when you're mining for coal. i've been a fool for glitter and gold

and women that sparkle shiny and cold

like a statue carved out of ice

they shimmer like tinsel

on a blue christmas night

but they never were quite so bright. as all of the treasures

that loving you holds

it's like finding a diamond

when you're mining for coal. i was a miner

and you were a rock in the dust

but you became flawless

when you were you polished by love. and when i found you

i lost all control

i found me a diamond

just mining for coal. and when i found you

i lost all control

i found me a diamond

just mining for coal.