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It's Only A Paper Moon Lyrics
It is only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe in me
It is only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe 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 believe 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 believe in me
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe in me
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe in me
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played
In a penny arcade
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe in me
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played
In a penny arcade
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believe in me
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This is such a pretty song! It's about wanting love. The person in the song is say. "Sure you say it's not real, but it can be if you just let me in!" or something like that. They're just conveying that it can be real, all that one desires in their heart is real if they believe it.
I agree, TasChiBandGirl. I love how it's not despairing or anything, but really hopeful, like they really believe the other person will love them back. What a wonderful song...
i love this song because sometimes you think you can't love someone because it would be too cliche, but it real can be real if you let it....yeah... i know... deep eh?
i love this song! it's really cute does anyone have any other recommendations for this type of style of music?
It's cute, but i like his daughter's version better. It's too bad Natalie sold out and let herself produce such a montrosity as "Pink Cadillac", which I stumbled on on VH1 Classic.
This IS a really cute and sweet song. It also makes me feel sentimental, a little freaky and sad because it feels like these lyrics are about the nature of Creation and although we are made in His image we don't love enough and so have created virtual reality and what is there to believe in that?