Diamonds, roses I need moses To cross this sea of loneliness part this red river of Pain I don't necessarily buy any key to the future or Happiness But I need a little place in the sun sometimes Or I think I will die Everywhere is somewhere and nowhere is near Everybody got somebody with their wine and their beer So I'm just this tragic figure in the corner over here With an empty apartment And call my best friend who's queer Everytime I see him he smiles And he tells me how well he's walking these miles But he never ever asks a single thing about me If I die he'd hear about it eventually Diamonds roses I need moses To cross this sea of loneliness Part this red river of pain Everywhere is somewhere and nowhere is near Everybody got somebody with their wine and their beer So I'm just this tragic figure in the corner over here Go home to an empty apartment And call my best friend who's a queer Diamonds, roses I need moses To cross this sea of loneliness Part this red river of pain To cross this sea of loneliness Part this red river of pain To cross this sea of loneliness Part this red river of pain