Diamond and Rust-Joan Baez

佛说前世的五百次回眸，换得今生的一次擦肩！

记忆仿佛回到十四年前的那一段时光。在读了痞子蔡的“回眸”发现音乐也可以是共通的记忆。不过只是版本不同。嗯，我听的这首歌是齐豫的版本。我并不是一个会因为一首歌而去寻找歌曲背后故事的人。所以我没去深究歌曲的深一层的故事，喜欢它只纯粹是因为它动人的旋律。

再说英文歌曲我也少有去研究或记住它的歌词，但是在看“回眸”这个故事时，看了歌名再看看那一小段歌词便立即让我想起视乎是那首我喜欢的歌。是写这首歌的人成功呢？还是因为我的确已经把它印记在心牢牢的记住了呢？

I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

© 1975 Chandos Music (ASCAP)