Spent my life looking for   Happiness like it was buried treasure   Somewhere behind the secret door   Surely there were riches beyond measure      I would take my sanity to task   Walk across broken glass to find it   And no mountain top was left unclimbed   Before I ever took the time to look inside me      These dreams of mine, these precious years   Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears   The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears   Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears       Oh sure, there was love   And of course I thought it'd be my salvation   And in a way, I guess he was   There's always room for higher education      Yes, I have said and heard the word goodbye   Felt the blade and turned the knife sideways   But I'd crossed bridges while they'd burn   To keep from losing what I've learned along the way      These dreams of mine, these precious years   Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears   The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears   Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears