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 And Lord, it felt so fine The Moon a phantom rose Through the mountains and the pines And then the darkness fell And the Moon's a harsh mistress It's so hard to love her well The Moon's a harsh mistress She's hard to call your own