“Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest night
And the diamonds from the deepest ocean
I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss
For that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin.”

—  Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, The Times They Are A-Changin (1964), Boots of Spanish Leather

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