The purest diamonds are the hardest ones to find

They're closely guarded by the darkness in the bottom of the mine

She's worth more than diamonds

But somewhere down the line I didn't pay the cost

I found her then I lost her

The story of my life, found and lost

Two yellowed pages tell me everything I don't want to know

They were white but now they've yellowed

From her tears where her eyes overflowed

Her tear-stained words, "The merry-go-round's too fast

Stop and let me off"

I found her then I lost her

The story of my life, found and lost

Lost and found, lost and found, lost

Lost and found, lost and found, lost

She's worth more than diamonds

But somewhere down the line I didn't pay the cost

I found her then I lost her

The story of my life, found and lost