It's only a paper moon
(Verse)
I never feel a thing is real
when I'm away from you
out of your embrace
The world's a temporary parking place
Mm mm mm mm, A bubble for a minute
Mm mm, You smile
the bubble has a rainbow in it
(Chorus)
Say it's only a paper moon
sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make believe
if you believed in me
Yes it's only a canvas sky
hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make believe
if you believed in me
Without your love
it's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
it's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make believe
if you believed in me