Life Adventures, Music

My Name is Michael

In 1982 I devoted all my free time in my music studio after long days of selling diamonds in Kentucky. I was sure it was done before, but I wanted to record my voice and play it backwards. I decided on saying, ‘My name is Michael.’ I spoke each word slowly and clearly into the… Continue reading My Name is Michael

Life Adventures, Music

All the World’s a Stage

In 1982 I was twenty-four. It was a year when one could express themselves artistically and still be served a free drink during the gig and a small paycheck afterward. There were no prerecorded backgrounds, digital recorders, or software that could tune the flat pitches of our voices. (Although two years earlier the worlds first… Continue reading All the World’s a Stage

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Raise Your Balloon

I wrote this in honor of all moms. For the 20th anniversary of the Why Mom Deserves a Diamond contest, my staff launched balloons with pink carnation seeds. This was to demonstrate how a child's words of appreciation and love can spread across the world.

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One In A Million

I awakened from my sleep one night So many things goin’ on I my mind I remembered all the words my father said I’ve been left so far behind Well you have to understand you’re a big boy now And it’s time that you come to your senses You’ll never amount to anything If you… Continue reading One In A Million

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Your Love is Dangerous

Your Love is Dangerous 3:10 You know I’ve been wonderin’ How you got in my life As I remember all the heartaches That I barely survived So I ask when I pray How your love could be this way My souls’ been starved You never told me love would be this hard Your love is… Continue reading Your Love is Dangerous

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Walking Into the Light

Walking Into the Light Goodbye, my friend Might be awhile till I see you again I feel you hold my hand Don’t worry, you must understand I’m walking into the light I see you from up here It’s not as bad as you think it appears Let go of the things you fear When time… Continue reading Walking Into the Light

Music, Poetry

Walking Into the Light (Lyrics)

Hear song here:  https://diamondwatson.com/2012/11/16/walking-into-the-light-2/ Goodbye, my friend Might be awhile till I see you again I feel you hold my hand Don't worry, you must understand I'm walking into the light I see you from up here It's not as bad as you think it appears Let go of the things you fear When time… Continue reading Walking Into the Light (Lyrics)