Say it's only a paper Moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me Yes it's only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslim tree But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me Without your love It's a honky tonk parade Without your love It's a melody played in a penny arcade It's a Barnum and Bailey world Just as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me Without your love It's a honky tonk parade Without your love It's a melody played in a penny arcade It's a Barnum and Bailey world I said it's as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me