[Verse 1] Say, its only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me Yes, it's only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me [Chorus] Without your love It's a honky-tonk parade Without your love It's a melody played in a penny arcade [Verse 2] It's a Barnum and Bailey world Just as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me [Chorus] [Outro] Yeah, It's a Barnum and Bailey world About a phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me [x3]