Lyrics

So my summer fling was over as I passed the Cliffs of Dover
And I smelled the air of places where the sun sets way to soon
And every night as it grew colder, I’d sing “Sunshine On My Shoulder”
And dream of the misty beam of a Careless moon

I met you on a August day the whole world looked the other way
As we sailed across the channel in a teal hot air balloon
And somewhere in that cloudless sky we learned the painful truth that I
Can’t fight love in the light of a Careless Moon

Careless Moon
Why’d you turn the other cheek and shine on me
So we're both some kind of freak, but I ain't free
Can’t you say what you were thinking on the day you started winking

Careless Moon,
Was I blinded by the hype or the sweet perfume
You know whoever pays the piper calls the tune
So I’ll see you soon
Careless Moon

I called you from the station, worried ‘bout your reputation
Gripped with dread that things we'd said might otherwise impugn
'Cause we both had more than our share of heartbreaks
And I just don’t dare To waste love in the face of a Careless Moon

Careless Moon
Why’d you turn the other cheek and shine on me
So we're both some kind of a freak, but I ain't free
Can’t you say what you were thinking on the day you started winking

Careless Moon
Was I blinded by the hype or the sweet perfume
You know whoever pays the piper calls the tune
So I’ll see you soon
Careless Moon

Seven months have passed me and my horizon's looking ghastly
And it hurts to see the fact that even heaven’s not immune
In spite of the unlikelihood I still search for a spark that could
Ignite love with the light of a Careless Moon

Careless Moon
Why’d you turn the other cheek and shine on me
So we're both some kinda freak, but, I ain’t free
Can’t you say what you were thinking on the day you started winking

Careless moon
Was I blinded by the hype or the sweet perfume
You know whoever pays the piper calls the tune
So I’ll see you soon
Careless Moon