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I met a man without a dollar to his name

 who had no traits of any value but his smile

I met a man who had no yearn or claim to fame

 who was content to let life pass him for a while

and I was sure that all I ever wanted

 was a life like the movie stars led

 and he kissed me right here, and he said

 "I'll give you stars and the moon and a soul to guide you

 and a promise I'll never go.

 I'll give you hope to bring out all the life inside you

 and the strength that will help you grow.

 I'll give you truth and a future that's twenty times better

 than any Hollywood plot."

 And I thought, 'You know, I'd rather have a yacht.'

I met a man who lived his life out on the road

 who left a wife and kids in Portland on a whim

I met a man whose fire and passion always showed

 who asked if I could spare a week to ride with him

but I was sure that all I'd ever wanted

 was a life that was scripted and planned

 And he said, "But you don't understand...

 I'll give you stars and the moon and the open highway

 and a river beneath your feet.

 I'll give you days full of dreams if you travel my way

 and a summer you can't repeat.

 I'll give you nights full of passion and days of adventure,

 No strings, just warm summer rain."

 And I thought, 'You know, I'd rather have champagne.'

I met a man who had a fortune in the bank

 who had retired at age thirty, set for life.

I met a man and didn't know which stars to thank,

 and then he asked one day if I would be his wife.

And I looked up, and all I could think of

 was the life I had dreamt I would live.

 And I said to him, 'What will you give?'

 "I'll give you cars and a townhouse in Turtle Bay,

 and a fur and a diamond ring.

 And we'll be married in Spain on my yacht today

 and we'll honeymoon in Beijing.

 And you'll meet stars at the parties I throw at my villas

 in Nice and Paris in June."

 and I thought, "Okay."

 And I took a breath,

 and I got my yacht,

 and the years went by,

 and it never changed,

 and it never grew,

 and I never dreamed...

 And I woke one day,

 and I looked around,

 and I thought, 'My God....

 I'll never have the moon.'