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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.'