One Thing Of Beauty Lyrics - Marc Cohn

Gimme just one thing of beauty 

To last me for all of my years 

Gimme just one thing of beauty 

And wash away all of my tears 

I won't need to get no religion 

When I throw all my burdens away 

So gimme just one thing of beauty 

And I'll stand at this alter and pray 

Gimme one thing of beauty 

I need one thing of beauty 

Baby one thing of beauty 

It's hard times down on the corner 

Yeah, there's loneliness out on the street 

I mean, everywhere you go there's someone you know 

Who suffered some kind of defeat 

But there's dreams being dreamed down in the doorway 

Of all these places nobody goes 

Yeah the ones that just so many [are] praising 

They're the ones now that nobody knows 

They just need one thing of beauty 

Maybe one thing of beauty 

They need one thing of beauty 

(That's right...that's all they need) 

You can keep every diamond and ruby 

You can forget all those pharaohs and kings 

Gimme just one thing of beauty 

Take away all these material things 

Gimme one thing of beauty 

Since it all turns to ashes and dust 

Gimme one thing of beauty 

Yeah, the rest of you can do what you must 

But I need.... (Chorus) 

There's hard times... 

There's loneliness down on the street 

But all we need is just one thing.... 

When you go way down 

You're looking for one thing....