Dinah (Diamond in the Rough) - Bobby Caldwell

Sippin' from a hose in North Carolina

In a summer so hot you’d appreciate simple stuff

I didn’t have much, but I had a girl named Dinah

This poor boy knows a diamond in the rough

Trying to make my way… North Carolina

Puttin' food on the table when I didn’t earn enough

Never mattered much to her, but that’s just like Dinah

This poor boy knows a diamond in the rough

Dinah will always say even to this day

That I have what it takes in spite of mistakes I’ve made

Dinah believes in me

Though I’ve fallin' short of what I wanted to achieve

Dinah believes I can

She’s my girl and I’m her man

Can’t love her enough

This poor boy knows a diamond in the rough

When it comes to love, I leave that to Dinah

Her’s is like a drug

Keeps me goin' back for more

If she asked me to I would dig clear through to China

Anything she might need day or night

Is what I’m livin' for

Dinah will always say even to this day

That I have what it takes and in spite of mistakes I’ve made

Dinah believes in me

Though I’ve fallin' short of what I wanted to achieve

Dinah believes I can

She’s my girl and I’m her man

Can’t love her enough

This poor boy knows a diamond in the rough

Dinah will always say even to this day

That I have what it takes in spite of mistakes I’ve made

Dinah believes in me

Though I’ve fallin' short of what I wanted to achieve

Dinah believes I can

She’s my girl and I’m her man

Can’t love her enough

This poor boy knows a diamond in the rough