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
But 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
And 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 and 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 that 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