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If you want to write a song about the moon

Walk along the craters of the afternoon

When the shadows are deep

 And the light is alien

And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement

 And you want to write a song about the moon

You want to write a spiritual tune

Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

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Yeah, yeah, presto

Song about the moon

If you want to write a song about the heart

Think about the moon before you start

'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight

And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night

 So if you want to write a song about the heart

And its ever longing for a counterpart

Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

F(addG)/A |

Yeah, yeah,

Write a song about the moon

The laughing boy

 He laughed so hard

 He fell down from his place

The laughing girl

 She laughed so hard

 The tears rolled down her face, whoa

Hey Songwriter

If you want to write a song about a face

Think about a photograph

 That you really can't remember But you can't erase

Wash your hands in dreams and lightning

Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening

 If you want to write a song About a face

 If you want to write a song about the human race

Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

F(addG)/A |

Yeah, yeah,

Write a song about the moon

Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon

You want to write a spirituaI tune

nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

F(addG)/A

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 Then do it

 Write a song about the moon

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