Jimmy Webb - The Moon's A Harsh Mistress lyrics

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See her how she flies<br />

Golden sails across the sky<br />

Close enough to touch<br />

But careful if you try<br />

Though she looks as warm as gold<br />

The moon's a harsh mistress<br />

The moon can be so cold<br />

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Once the sun did shine<br />

Lord, it felt so fine<br />

The moon a phantom rose<br />

Through the mountains and the pines<br />

And then the darkness fell<br />

And the moon's a harsh mistress<br />

It's so hard to love her well<br />

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I fell out of her eyes<br />

I fell out of her heart<br />

I fell down on my face<br />

Yes, I did, and I -- I tripped and I missed my star<br />

God, I fell and I fell alone, I fell alone<br />

And the moon's a harsh mistress<br />

And the sky is made of stone<br />

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The moon's a harsh mistress<br />

She's hard to call your own.