Blue Moon

Once upon a time, before I took up smiling

I hated the moonlight

Shadows of the night like the poorest find beguiling

Seems flat as the moonlight

With no one to stay up for

I went to sleep at ten

And life was a bitter cup

For the saddest of all men

Blue moon

You saw me standing alone

Without a dream in my heart

Without a love of my own

Blue moon

You knew just what I was there for

You heard me saying a prayer for

Someone I really could care for

And then there suddenly appeared before me

The only one my arms will ever hold

I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me"

And when I looked the moon had turned to gold

Blue moon

Now I'm no longer alone

Without a dream in my heart

Without a love of my own

Blue moon