See her as she flies Golden sails across the sky Close enough to touch But careful if you try So she looks as warm as gold The moon's a harsh mistress The moon can be so cold Once the sun did shine And, Lord, it felt so fine The moon a phantom rose Through the mountains and the pine And then the darkness fell The moon's a harsh mistress It's hard to love her well I fell out of her eyes And I fell out of her heart I fell down on my face Yes, I did And I tripped and I missed my start And I fell and fell alone And the moon's a harsh mistress The sky's made of stone The moon's a harsh mistress She's hard to call your own And the moon's a phantom rose
