She may look as if butter 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 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 She may seem self-righteous and holier-than-thou She may sound like she has all the answers But beyond she may 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 frist go So don't you concede so easily and bypass The obstacles covering the grace below 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 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 frist go So don't you concede so easily and bypass The obstacles covering the grace below 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 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 There will be no encore 'Cause you're not begging for more She's a diamond in the rough