Diamonds and Pearls

The stage is set, the race is on
 To drink the cup 'til every drop is gone
 And when you make it to the top
 The hunger doesn't stop
 
 You climb the ladder to success
 The way the world defines it more or less
 You find the grass is greener still on someone else's hill
 Diamonds and pearls, silver and gold
 Soon fade away, empty and cold
 Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain
 Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain
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 They say that pride's before the fall
 The stakes are high, you know who takes it all
 To make it through the needle's eye
 You just can't live a lie
 Diamonds and pearls, silver and gold
 Soon fade away, empty and cold
 Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain
 Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain
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 Diamonds and pearls, silver and gold
 Soon fade away, empty and cold
 Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain
 Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain