Verse: Say it's only a paper moon hanging over a cardboard sea but it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me Yes, its only a canvas sky hanging over a muslin tree but it would be make believe if you believed in me Without your love it's a honky-tonk parade without your love it's a melody played in the penny arcade Verse: It's a barnum and bailey world just as phoney as it can be but it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me