See her how she flies Golden sails across the sky Close enough to touch But careful if you try Though she looks as warm as gold The moon's a harsh mistress The moon can be so cold Once the sun did shine Good lord, it felt so fine The moon a phantom rose Though with the mountains and the pine Then the darkness fell The moon's a harsh mistress It's hard to love her well I fell out of her eyes Fell out of her heart Fell down on my face I tripped and missed my star Fell and fell alone The moon's a harsh mistress The sky is made of stone The moon's a harsh mistress She's hard to call your own