"Diamond State" lyrics

Take me back those summer days
Winter's making my old bones ache
I'll return when the weathers changed
I'll see you in the Diamond State again

Well I got religion and the old north wind
All the colours came, the colours went
I swore to get right with my family and friends
Gave my bottle to the preacher, start over again, singing

Take me back those summer days
Winters making my old bones ache
I'll return when the weathers changed
I'll see you in the Diamond State again

Well hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
She took all the whiskey and all the corn
She set fire to my house, and took off in a storm
Even after shes gone shes still keeping me warm

Take me back those summer days
Winters making my old bones ache
I'll return when the weathers changed
I'll see you in the Diamond State again

Well the roof caved in and the house came down
There's a hole in my tent, and one in the ground
And the places I've been ain't the place I am now
So watch where you're stepping, I'll see you around

Take me back those summer days
Winters making my old bones ache
I'll return when the weathers changed
I'll see you in the Diamond State

Oh take me back those summer days
This winters making my old bones ache
And I'll return when the weathers changed
I will see you in the Diamond State my friends
I'm going California, gonna pan for gold

Because a diamond in the rough ain't a diamond in the snow
I'm gonna empty all my pockets and admit that I'm old
Take my coat to the corner and hope it gets sold
Take me back those summer days
Winters making my old bones shake
I'll return when the weather's changed
I'll see you in the Diamond State again
I'll see you in the Diamond State
I'll see you in the Diamond State
I will see you in the Diamond State
I will see you in the Diamond State
My friends
Oh my good friends