I was just a stone in the bottom of the river that caught your eye 
The way the light cast on me 
But I don’t really glow it’s just the ripples and the waves of the water
And the way the light shone on me 

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So why should I be surprised 
That my shine had caught your eye 
But I knew that you would put me down in time 
When I no longer shined 

I was just a round old geode that someone cracked open 
In some Grandma’s flower garden 
And my jagged angles glowed in the sunlight among the tulips 
Just fools gold for children 

Chorus 

Oh it seems to take a lifetime to achieve perfection 
In your maker’s eyes 
But it only takes an instant to lose the attention 
Or the sparkle in a young beholder’s eyes 
When you no longer shine 

I was just a singer in a bar with a beat up guitar 
And a sack full of songs at my show 
And I caught your eye and I suppose you had a fancy 
For things under lights that seemed to glow 

Chorus