The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress – Alice Kristiansen (originally by Jimmy Webb)
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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 And Lord, it felt so fine The moon a phantom rose Through the mountains and the pines And then the darkness fell And the moon’s a harsh mistress It’s so hard to love her well The moon’s a harsh mistress She’s hard to call your own