One man's sick and one man's sin
One man's wine is one man's gin
Hey-hey, diamond
One man's heart is another's stone
One man's rich is another's poor
Hey-hey, ride along

And it's called paradise
And I think I've seen it once or twice

What will we do when the mercy's gone
Gold light streaming through the break of dawn
Hey-hey, diamond
But I've got a friend, she's like a saint
She's got a good light around her head
Hey-hey, ride along

And it's called paradise
And I think I've seen it once or twice

Where there's fear there's hope
Where there's here there's gone
Where there's fire there's smoke
Waiting to get born
And some have hearts of gold
And others have hearts of bronze
Waiting for the final stroke
Waiting to get born
Now we've been here for quite a while
She took me down on the miracle mile
Hey-hey, diamond
C'mon, darkness, leave me alone
I'm doing life, I got a lot to go
Hey-hey, ride along

And it's called paradise
And I think I've seen it once or twice

Where there's fear there's hope
Where there's here there's gone
Where there's fire there's smoke
Waiting to get born
And some have hearts of gold
But most have hearts of bronze
Waiting for the final stroke
Waiting to get born