Carl Dean

A Monet's still a masterpiece, even if it stays unseen in a room collecting dust

Never known by anyone

And a midnight jasmine's just as green

Just as strong and just as sweet

If it never meets the sun and that kind of feels like us

Trust me, baby, we'll shine no matter where we land

We don't need a spotlight to show us where we stand

We don't have to show our cards, it'll only make 'em jealous

I don't need to be Priscilla, you ain't gotta be my Elvis

A diamond's still a diamond if it's hiding in the rough

Two, hand in hand, slow dancing shadows, just us is enough

Sometimes the greatest love is one you'll never see

So, I'll be Dolly and you'll be Carl Dean

We can keep 'em guessing, kinda myth, kinda legend

If you get to know my momma, and you get my daddy's blessing

That's all I need, I'm not saying we have to be a secret

But a sacred thing's worth keepin', don't you think?

We don't have to show our cards, it'll only make 'em jealous

I don't need to be Priscilla, you ain't gotta be my Elvis

A diamond's still a diamond if it's hiding in the rough

Two, hand in hand, slow dancing shadows, just us is enough

Sometimes the greatest love is one you'll never see

So, I'll be Dolly and you'll be Carl Dean

We don't have to be golden names on a silver screen

Just a couple of names carved into a dogwood tree

We can be nobody special in nowhere Tennessee

Sounds pretty good to me

We don't have to show our cards, it'll only make 'em jealous

I don't need to be Priscilla, you ain't gotta be my Elvis

A diamond's still a diamond if it's hiding in the rough

Two, hand in hand, slow dancing shadows, just us is enough

Sometimes the greatest love is one you'll never see

So, I'll be Dolly and you'll be Carl Dean