Not knowing where it comes from
That's the way your memory
Shapes the middle of my night
Since the last time I saw you
When I said, "This must be what love is
Like I saw it in a dream"
You looked into my eyes and said, "You
Cause love is for the fisherman who cast
His nets too far upstream
Fishing for the moon in the water
So I act now as if I've forgot
I spent some time with a new girl
Who made the simple world seem fine
But like a rose placed in a flower pot
Not knowing what she asks for
When she says, "If I've had love in my
Life then surely this is it"
I said, "Anyone who talks like that doesn't
That love is for the fighter born to lose
Swinging for the moon in the water"
So I left her with her dreams where I
Thought that she belonged
Not with my secrets, which she heard but never knew
I hoped my loneliness found peace
I hoped my number had been drawn
When all I wanted from her was to
So I stay out in the streets
Hoping to find you anywhere
I can feel you in the heat
I can taste you in the air
And I can't help but find your face in
And once I can admit you're gone I'll
And wait for the day I'm what you need
And then reach out for heart
Cause even if love is more my mistress
You'll always be the moon in the water