Paper moon

The paper moon you made that June Is folded with your letters now I lift it to the morning light The silver flakes beneath my thumb You hung it in our rented room Above the window facing west We danced until the record stopped My cheek against your chest We had so little of our own But in your arms, the world was home We danced beneath a paper moon And let the morning come too soon You held me like we had all night I held you like we had a life It wasn't ours to keep for long But I can still recall the song And how the whole sky fit inside That little room Beneath a paper moon The record caught; you laughed and turned The needle back to where we'd been I watched your hand above the grooves And heard our song begin again I used to think that love was this: A little care, another try Your fingers finding where to start Whenever music left us quiet I know a song can start again When those who danced have grown apart I leave the needle where it rests And let the room be still at last Some things were never meant to stay That doesn't make them less than love We danced beneath a paper moon And let the morning come too soon You held me like we had all night I held you like we had a life It wasn't ours to keep for long But I can still recall the song And I was loved, and I was young And so were you Beneath our paper moon The silver fades The dance remains