The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

See her how she flies

Golden sails across the sky

Close enough to touch

But careful if you try

Though she looks as warm as gold

The moon's a harsh mistress

The moon can be so cold

Once the sun did shine

Good lord, it felt so fine

The moon a phantom rose

Though with the mountains and the pine

Then the darkness fell

The moon's a harsh mistress

It's hard to love her well

I fell out of her eyes

Fell out of her heart

Fell down on my face

I tripped and missed my star

Fell and fell alone

The moon's a harsh mistress

The sky is made of stone

The moon's a harsh mistress

She's hard to call your own