Verse 1
She spends her mornings in a black suit
Coffee strong, hair pulled tight
Learning how to hold a family
On the worst day of their lives
She’s gentle with the broken
Speaks soft, steady, kind
She knows how to honor endings
And still be doing fine
Pre-Chorus
But when the workday’s done
And the sun starts sinking low
Chorus
She trades death for diamonds
Grass stains and stadium lights
Finds peace in a fastball
Cutting through the night
She’s learned how life can leave you
And how it fights to stay
Between the final goodbyes
And the seventh-inning stretch
She finds her faith in both ways
Yeah, it’s death and diamonds
Verse 2
She’s seen the weight of silence
Heard prayers whispered low
Watched love stand still in doorways
When it’s time to let one go
So she don’t waste a heartbeat
She don’t miss a chance
If there’s a game on the radio
She’s listening with both hands
Pre-Chorus
She knows tomorrow’s not promised
So she cheers while she can
Chorus
She trades death for diamonds
Dust clouds and wooden bats
Finds joy in a clean double play
And the sound of a glove snap
She knows how fragile life is
How fast the moments fly
Between folded flags and scorecards
She learns how to say goodbye
Yeah, it’s death and diamonds
Bridge
Some folks think it’s strange
The way she loves them both
But standing at the graveside
Makes the cheers mean more
She’s not afraid of endings
Or extra innings tied
She just shows up for every pitch
On both sides of life
Final Chorus
She’ll always choose compassion
And a front-row seat
For the living and the leaving
For the loss and the dreams
She holds grief with steady hands
And hope with a roar
From chapel bells to crack of the bat
She knows what she’s living for
It’s death and diamonds
Outro
Yeah, she walks that fine line
With a strong heart and steady spine
Honoring the past
While cheering for the next play
That’s her life—
Death and diamonds.
Casey
