The stage is set, the race is on

To drink the cup 'til every drop is gone

And when you make it to the top

The hunger doesn't stop

You climb the ladder to success

The way the world defines it more or less

You find the grass is greener still

On someone else's hill

Diamonds and pearls, silver and gold

Soon fade away, empty and cold

Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain

Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain

They say that pride's before the fall

The stakes are high, you know who takes it all

To make it through the needle's eye

You just can't live a lie

Diamonds and pearls, silver and gold

Soon fade away, empty and cold

Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain

Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain

Diamonds and pearls, silver and gold

Soon fade away, empty and cold

Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain

Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain