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 days full of
dreams if you travel my way
And a summer you can't repeat.
I'll give you nights
full of passion, 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 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."
