Lyrics Stars and the Moon - Audra McDonald

Stars and the Moon - Audra McDonald
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Stars and the Moon, artist - Audra McDonald. Album song Way Back to Paradise, in the genre Мюзиклы
Date of issue: 14.09.1998
Record label: Nonesuch
Song language: English

Stars and the Moon

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 twenty 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 day 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 thirty, 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 be 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.»

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