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Black Diamond Lyrics by The Replacements

Let It Be

1984

[Intro]
Out on the street for a living
You know it's only begun (ooh ooh ooh)
They've got you under their thumb

[Verse 1]
Out on the street for a living
Gee, it's only begun
Doing everything I can, babe
And now you're under their thumb

[Chorus]
Ooh, black diamond
Ooh, black diamond

[Verse 2]
Out on the street for a country
And it's only a dream
Got other people marching
And it's only a way

[Chorus]
Ooh, black diamond
Ooh, black diamond

[Verse 3]
Out on the street for a living
And it's only begun
Regardless a street or a country
They got you under their thumb

[Chorus]
Ooh, black diamond
Ooh, black diamond

About “Black Diamond” by The Replacements

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"Black Diamond" appears on "Let It Be " in 1984.

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