Flatlanders Down In The Light Of The Melon Moon Lyrics

Down In The Light Of The Melon Moon Lyrics

Woody walked out of the cotton field



In his head he had words that his lips concealed



An old airstrip where the weeds are growin'



A burned out bomber with the cockpit glowin'



With the key from a room to the Skyview Motel



He scratched words in the wing as a falling star fell







The moon sees you, the moon sees me



The moon sees who I want to see



I'll see you soon







Down in the light of the melon moon



Down in the light of the melon moon







On the other side of town 'n another side of life



Stella holds her breath and stares at the knife



She looks to the sky at the flash of a star



And just sees a man and a plane and a war



From a drawer by the bed she opens a book



To a sketch on a napkin that's torn half in two







The moon sees you, the moon sees me



The moon sees who I want to see



I'll see you soon



Down in the light of the melon moon



Down in the light of the melon moon







She doesn't feel lucky, she doesn't feel lost



She just feels like leavin', what ever the cost



Past the Skyview Motel with a man on her mind



Half her life in the headlights the other half behind



She passed a military truck by a cemetery wall



I guess good luck is better than no luck at all







The moon sees you, the moon sees me



The moon sees who I want to see



I'll see you soon



Down in the light of the melon moon



Down in the light of the melon moon