Stars and the Moon Songtext
von Shoshana Bean

I met a man without a dollar to his name
Who had no traits of any value but his smile
I met a man who had no yearn or claim to fame
Who was content to let life pass him for a while

And I was sure that all I ever wanted
Was a life like the movie stars led
And he kissed me right here, and he said

"I′ll give you stars and the moon and a soul to guide you
And a promise I'll never go
I′ll give you hope to bring out all the life inside you
And the strength that will help you grow
I'll give you truth and a future that's 20 times better
Than any Hollywood plot"
And I thought, "You know, I′d rather have a yacht"

I met a man who lived his life out on the road
Who left a wife and kids in Portland on a whim
I met a man whose fire and passion always showed
Who asked if I could spare a week to ride with him


But I was sure that all I ever wanted
Was a life that was scripted and planned
And he said, "But you don′t understand"

I'll give you stars and the moon and the open highway
And a river beneath your feet
I′ll give you days full of dreams if you travel my way
And a summer you can't repeat
I′ll give you nights full of passion and days of adventure
No strings, just warm summer rain
And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have champagne"

I met a man who had a fortune in the bank
Who had retired at age 30, set for life
I met a man and didn′t know which stars to thank
And then he asked one day if I would be his wife

And I looked up, and all I could think of
Was the life I had dreamt I would live
And I said to him, "What will you give?"


I'll give you cars and a townhouse in Turtle Bay
And a fur and a diamond ring
And we'll get married in Spain on my yacht today
And we′ll honeymoon in Beijing
And you′ll meet stars at the parties I throw at my villas
In Nice and Paris in June
And I thought, "Okay"

And I took a breath
And I got my yacht
And the years went by
And it never changed
And it never grew
And I never dreamed
And I woke one day
And I looked around
And I thought, "My God
I'll never have the moon"