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If you want to write a song about the m oon
Walk al ong the craters of the a fternoon
When the shadows are d eep
And the l ight is alien
And gravity leaps like a | knife off the p avement
And you w ant to write a song about the m oon
You w ant to write a s piritual t une
Then n ah nah nah nah nah n ah na h
Y eah yeah pr esto
Song about th| e moon
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If you want to write a song about the h eart
Think ab out the moon bef ore you start
'cause the heart will h owl L ike a do g in the moonlight
And the heart can explode like a | pistol on a J une night
So if you | want to write a song about the h| eart |
A nd its ever l onging for a c ounterpart
Then n ah nah nah nah nah n ah na h
Y eah yeah
Write a song about the m oon
The laughing b oy
He l aughed so h ard
He f ell down f rom his p lace
The laughing g irl
She l aughed so hard
The t ears rolled down her f ace whoa
H ey Songwriter
If you want to w rite a so ng about a fa ce
Think about a photog raph
That you r eally can't rem ember But you c an't erase
Wash your h ands in dr eams and lightning
Cut off your hair and what| ever is f rightening
If you | want to write a song About a f| ace
If you w ant to write a s ong about the h uman race
Then n ah nah nah nah nah n ah na h
Y eah yeah
Write a song about the m oon
Oh if you wan t to write a song about the moo n
You w ant to write a s pirituaI t une
n ah nah nah nah nah n ah na h
Y eah yeah y eah yeah
Then d o it
Write a song about th| e moon
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