Listen to I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) by Miranda Lambert

I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)

Miranda Lambert

Country

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Charlie Sexton

Producer

Freddy Fletcher

Freddy Fletcher

Producer

Ellee Fletcher Durniak

Ellee Fletcher Durniak

Co-Producer

Lisa Fletcher

Co-Producer

Dahr Jamail

Executive Producer

Joe Durniak

Executive Producer

Jacob Sciba

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal

But I'm gonna be a diamond someday

I'm gon' grow and glow till I'm so blue, pure, perfect

And put a smile on everybody's face

I'm gonna kneel and pray every day

Lest I should become vain along the way

I'm just an old chunk of coal, oh, Lord

But I'm a-gonna be a diamond some day

[Verse 2]

I'm gonna learn the very best way to walk

I'm gonna search and find a better way to talk

And I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self

Till I get rid of every single flaw

I'm gonna be the world's best friend

I'm gonna go around shaking everybody's hand

Hey, I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age

And I'm a-gonna be a diamond some day

Alright

[Verse 3]

Now I'm just an old chunk of coal

Ooh, and I'm gonna be a diamond some day

I'm gon' grow and glow till I'm so blue, pure, perfect

I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face

I'm a-gonna kneel and pray every day

Lest I should become vain along the way

Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal, oh, Lord

And I'm gonna be a diamond some day

[Verse 4]

Yeah, I'm gonna be the cotton picking' rage of the age

Yeah, I'm a-gonna be a diamond some day

Here we go

Written by: Billy Joe Shaver