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 muslin 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 a phony as it can be, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed in me.