Top Songs By Billy Joe Shaver
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bobby Thompson
Acoustic Guitar
Billy Joe Shaver
Performer
Dave Kirby
Acoustic Guitar
Dale Sellers
Electric Guitar
Eddy Shaver
Electric Guitar
Russ Hicks
Steel Guitar
Jimmy Isbell
Drums
Bunky Keels
Piano
Bobby Dyson
Bass
Kenny Lovelace
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joe Shaver
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
EDDIE KILROY
Producer
Roy Shockley
Assistant Engineer
David "Gino" Giorgini
Assistant Engineer
Jerry Mahler
Assistant Engineer
Steven Hebrock
Assistant Engineer
Tom Pick
Recording Engineer
Glenn Meadows
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm just an old chunk of coal
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue, pure, perfect
Gonna put a smile on everybody's face
[Verse 2]
I'm gonna kneel and pray every day
Lest I should become vain along the way
I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
[Verse 3]
I'm gonna learn the best words to talk
I'm gonna search and find a better way to walk
Yeah, I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self
Till I get rid of every single flaw
[Verse 4]
Well, I'm gonna be the world's best friend
I'm gonna go round shakin' everybody's hand, yeah
Well, I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
[Verse 5]
Oh, I'm gonna be the cotton-pickin' rage of the age
Yeah, I'm gonna be a diamond some day
Written by: Billy Joe Shaver