The sea is calm, the sea is grey.
It washes everything away.
Please, you're hurting me.
Think into the deep, blue
I took a little trip to Coney Island.
I took a little trip because of you.
and followed where you led
They make you pay for every little crumb
I gave what they would take.
Now look at me and see what
Bathing beauty on the beach.
Bathing beauty in her dress
Breathing beauty in the dark,
on their laps, in their arms, in their beds.
desperate for your favor?
hoping you would save her?
and this is all you gave her?
No! Don't do that to her!
Please! Now that I've got your
Give me the hurt and the pain and the gun,
for not seeing the things
to see you clear at last.
You feel broken, you feel bruised.
I can see all the beauty underneath.
You've been robbed of love and pride,
been ignored and cast aside.
Even so, I still know there is
Yes. Diamonds never sparkle bright,
if they aren't set just right.
Beauty sometimes goes unseen.
We can't all be like Christine.