[intro]Diamonds are foreverThey won't leave in the nightHave
no fear that they mightDesert me[chorus]Diamonds are forever
(forever, forever)Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the
vibeDiamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)The roc is
still alive every time i rhyme.Forever ever? forever ever? ever,
ever? ever, ever? ever, ever?Ever, ever?Close your eyes and
imagine, feel the magicVegas on acid,Seen through these st.
laurent glassesAnd i've realized that i've arrived,
cuzIt take more than a magazine to kill my vibe doesThese
writers don't rhyme, so sort ofI think 'emThat mean i
forgot better shit than u ever thought upDamn, is he really that
caught up?I ask if you talkin' bout glasses, do my name get
brought up?I remember i couldn't afford a ford escort or
even a four-trackRecorderSo its only right that i let the top
drop on a drop-top porsche- its for yourself that's
importantIf a stripper named porscha and u get tips from many
menThen your fat friend her nickname is minivanExcuse
me,That's just the henny, man, i smoke, i drink, i'm
supposed toStop i can't because[chorus]Diamonds are forever
(forever, forever)Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the
vibeDiamonds are forever (forever, forever, forever)The roc is
still alive every time i rhyme.Forever ever? forever ever? ever,
ever? ever, ever? ever, ever?Ever, ever?I was sick about
awardsCouldn't nobody cure meOnly playa that got robbed but
kept all his jewelryAlicia keys tried to talk some sense to
them30 minutes later seems there's no convincing themWhat
more can you ask for?The international awards? nahWho complains
about when he is old?And throw a tantrum like he is 3 years
oldYou gotta love it though somebody still speaks from his
soulAnd wouldn't change by the change, or the game, or the
fame,When he came, in the game, he made his own nameNow all i
need is y'all to pronounce my nameIts kanye - but some of
my plaques - they still say kayneGot family and a deacon, folk
from motownBack in the chi - them folks ain't from
motownLife movin' too fast i need to slow downGirl
ain't give me no ass, ya need to go downDiamonds are
forever (forever, forever)My father ben said i need jesusSo he
took me to church and let the water wash over my seasonDiamonds
are forever (forever, forever)The preacher said we need
leadersRight then my body got still like a paraplegicYou know
who you can call you gotta best believe itThe roc stand tall and
you would never believe itTake your diamonds and throw 'em
up like you bulimicYea the beat cold but the flow is anemicAfter
debris settles and the dust get swept offBig k pick up where
young hov left offRight when magazines wrote kanye west offI
dropped my new shit sound like the best ofA&r's
lookin' like "pssh we messed up"Grammy night, damn right,
we got dressed upBottle after bottle till we got messed upIn the
studio, where really though, yea he next upPeople askin' me
if i'm gon' give my chain backThat'll be the day
i give the game backYou know the next question dog "yo, where
dame at?"This track the indian dance to bring our reign
back"what's up with you and jay, man, are y'all ok
man?"They pray for the death of our dynasty like amenR-r-r-right
here stands a-manWith the power to make a diamond with his bare
hands...Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)Throw your
diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibeDiamonds are forever
(forever, forever, forever)The roc is still alive every time i
rhyme.Forever ever? forever ever? ever, ever? ever, ever? ever,
ever?Ever, ever?Diamonds are forever (forever, forever)Diamonds
are forever (forever, forever, forever)