Verse 1
I worked overtime at the shop all week
Hands still smell like oil and grease
Counted out my tips and my worn-out pay
Thought maybe I could make you stay
Behind that glass with velvet green
Something sparkled like it still believed
Two hundred dollars and a promise made
I pictured your smile all the way home that day
Chorus
But you laid that emerald necklace on the table
Like it didn’t mean a thing at all
Didn’t see the hours, didn’t feel the sacrifice
Just said, “Is this the best you could afford?”
Guess love don’t shine if it ain’t expensive
Guess my heart don’t cut like diamond stones
I spent two hundred dollars tryin’ to say forever
You spent one second sayin’ no
Verse 2
You said, “Green ain’t really my color, babe”
Didn’t look me in the eye when you spoke
I laughed it off but it stuck like a thorn
In the same old place where hope goes broke
That necklace cost me more than cash
It cost me pride I never get back
I wrapped it up with everything I had
But you just saw what it wasn’t, not what it was
Chorus
So you laid that emerald necklace on the table
Like it didn’t mean a thing at all
Didn’t see the hours, didn’t feel the sacrifice
Just said, “Is this the best you could afford?”
Guess love don’t shine if it ain’t expensive
Guess my heart don’t cut like diamond stones
I spent two hundred dollars tryin’ to say forever
You spent one second sayin’ no
Bridge
Maybe I ain’t good at grand displays
Maybe I love in smaller ways
Like gas in your car and food on your plate
Like stayin’ when it’d be easier to break
That emerald’s still sittin’ in the drawer
Green like the envy I ignore
Every time I see it, I remember
How cheap my love made me feel for sure
Chorus
Yeah, you laid that emerald necklace on the table
Like it didn’t mean a thing at all
Didn’t see the hours, didn’t feel the sacrifice
Just said, “Is this the best you could afford?”
Guess love don’t shine if it ain’t expensive
Guess my heart don’t cut like diamond stones
I spent two hundred dollars tryin’ to say forever
You spent one second sayin’ no
Outro
So I’ll keep the necklace, keep the receipt
Keep learnin’ what appreciation means
Next time I give my heart away
I’ll pray it’s worth more than what money can say
WhiteRhino
