[Verse 1] She may look as if bu*ter won't melt in her mouth But the first glance may sometimes be a blur I promise you one day she will head South And you'll wonder why you didn't stop her You know appearances are deceptive You wouldn't judge a book by its cover So have a closer look, in perspective Give her another chance to uncover [Chorus] Her opening night won't be Love at first sight, she will Aim and miss In the preliminaries The premiere fails and the Reviewers bewail there'll be No encore 'Cause you're not begging for more [Verse 2] She may seem self-righteous and holier than thou She may sound like she has all the answers
By the end she may just feel just a bit anyhow She may be an insecure ropedancer All you'll end up with are trifling ephemeras If you keep giving up at the first go So don't you concede so easily and bypa** The obstacles covering the grace below [Chorus] [Bridge] But the first impression Doesn't say enough She's a diamond A diamond in the rough All you'll end up with are trifling ephemeras If you keep giving up at the first go So don't you concede so easily and bypa** The obstacles covering the grace below [Chorus x2] There will be No encore Cause you're not begging for more She's a diamond In the rough