On a cold night Of the longest year Like a lightning bolt with a master plan Out of nowhere In a gold mine That I've been diggin' for years Then I found what I wasn't looking for And it was clear You don't know what love is 'Cause there's a diamond in the rough And there's a light that can be stuck There's a feeling that woke up when it hit me You don't know what love is It's been a long fight Not just flesh and blood Like a lightning bolt with a master plan Out of nowhere Boy, you don't know what love is 'Cause there's a diamond in the rough And there's a light that can be stuck There's a feeling that woke up when it hit me You don't know what love is You don't know what love is Pressed down By outside forces Boy, put down your sword And free the horses Yeah, that's when I saw the light For the very, the very first time, yeah Cause there's a diamond in the rough And there's a light that can be stuck There's a feeling that woke up when it hit me 'Cause there's a diamond in the rough And there's a light that can be stuck There's a feeling that woke up when it hit me You don't know what love is You don't know what justice is 'Cause there's a diamond in the rough And there's a light that can be stuck There's a feeling that woke up when it hit me 'Cause there's a different kind of light It's not a sea but I was blind And I could feel the thunder strike when it hit me You don't know what love is