In a little while I got steeped in authority
Heaven only knows what went wrong
But there's nothing so cruel
as to bury that jewel
And it was mine all along
I'm gonna find out

[Chorus]
You're shinning, I can see you
You're smiling, that enough
I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
Like a diamond in the rough

Every now and then I can feel
That I'm getting somewhere so deep
I was angry back then
And you know I still am
I have lost too much sleep
I'm gonna find it

Snakes in the grass, better step on the gas
Snakes in the grass, better step on the gas
Snakes in the grass, better step on the gas

In my dream I go down to the water
With a little girl in my arms
We shimmer and sing
And we know everything
In my dreams I go down
I go down

You're shining, I can see you
You're shining, that's enough
I'm holding on to you
Like a diamond in the rough
Like a diamond in the rough (2X)

Snakes in the grass better step on the gas

Words and Music © 1986 by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal