Say, It's only a papermoon, sailin'over a cardboard sea, But it wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me. 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 as phoney as it can be, But it wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me.