Roughest

[Chorus] He was the roughest diamond but his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I All of the polishing wasn't enough Even though I like them a little bit rough And loving him was tough But his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I [Verse 1] Juvie by sixteen, at twenty-one he did a short stint in the pen Wasn't his fault though his mama said Met him at college where I would watch him late at night cleaning the floors and sneaking smoke breaks His mama said he's gonna love you til the day he's dead [Chorus] He was the roughest diamond but his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I All of the polishing wasn't enough Even though I like them a little bit rough And loving him was tough But his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I [Verse 2] loved me by thirty at thirty-three he went and got a ring for me it was meant to be his mama said dropped out of college did not need it with him had all I ever wanted all the love we'd make his mama said I'm gonna love him even after I'm dead [Chorus] He was the roughest diamond but his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I All of the polishing wasn't enough Even though I like them a little bit rough And loving him was tough But his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I [Verse 3] rough times at thirty-four by thirty-five he had to find me something more it was all for me his mama said running out the door hopped in the car I drove like there was no tomorrow he counted the take his mama said he's gonna love you til the day he's dead [Chorus] He was the roughest diamond but his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I All of the polishing wasn't enough Even though I like them a little bit rough And loving him was tough But his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I [Bridge] now he's locked away with no key now he's locked away from from me at twenty-five up to life he's paying the price didn't know he had a gun so here I am I've done one out of ten but it was all for me his mama said [Chorus] He was the roughest diamond but his mama loved him And once upon a time so did I All of the polishing wasn't enough Even though I like them a little bit rough And loving him was tough But his mama loved him and to this very day so do i