Uh oh, uh oh, diamond! I got people to see, places to go Dealdines to meet, a reputation to uphold It's like a ton of bricks breaking on my back It's like the force of gravity in full effect I got money to burn and I'm on the sake They bet their bomb on me 'cause I'm their ace of spades I feel the walls getting closer I'm like a bomb with all red wires All this pressure, all this pressure Maybe it means I'm gonna be All this pressure, all this pressure Maybe this means I'm gonna be A diamond It won't ever fade A diamond 'Cause they're ladies best friend Oh, diamonds But there, there has to be more Than what these pirates are gamblin' for If not for the push, I'd probably be a pebble If not for the pressure, I'd be forgotten forever Just another stone skipped upon the water Drowning fast with all the other failures I don't wanna be a distant memory on your wall Just another CD that you burned and never bought Am I not worth it to you After all the drama that we've been through? All this pressure, all this pressure Maybe it means I'm gonna be All this pressure, all this pressure Maybe it means I'm gonna be A diamond It won't ever fade A diamond 'Cause they're ladies best friend Oh, diamonds But there, there has to be more Than what these pirates are gamblin' for Uh oh, uh oh, diamond! (I gotta be a diamond) I'm a diamond in the sky With you standing by That catch me if I fall All this pressure, all this pressure I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be All this pressure, all this pressure I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be I'm a diamond in the sky With you standing by That catch me if I fall Into the arms of a cold miner All this pressure, all this pressure I'm gonna be, baby, be your... All this pressure, all this pressure Why the pressure? I'm gonna be a diamond, baby I'm gonna be a diamond, baby You're gonna see, I'm gonna be I've gotta be a diamond!