"Didn't Give Me The Moon" Song???

[Copeman63]

Posted: 12/26/05 at 8:14pm

Question- I used to go to Marie's Crisis is Chelsea a while back, and the waitress Maggie sang a song about all these men who bought her things, and the last line is something like "He didn't have the moon" or something... Any clue what this song is?

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 12/26/05 at 8:23pm

I think you are thinking of "Stars And The Moon" by Jason Robert Brown from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD.
Updated On: 12/26/05 at 08:23 PM

[Popular]

Posted: 12/26/05 at 8:26pm

This song is from the musical, "Songs For A New World". Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, and here are the lyrics:

Stars and the Moon

I met a man without a dollar to his name
Who had no traits of any value but his smile
I met a man who had no yearn or claim to fame
Who was content to let life pass him for a while
And I was sure that all I ever wanted
Was a life like the movie stars led
And he kissed me right here, and he said,

"I'll give you stars and the moon and a soul to guide you
And a promise I'll never go
I'll give you hope to bring out all the life inside you
And the strength that will help you grow.
I'll give you truth and a future that's twenty times better
Than any Hollywood plot."
And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have a yacht."

I met a man who lived his life out on the road
Who left a wife and kids in Portland on a whim
I met a man whose fire and passion always showed
Who asked if I could spare a week to ride with him
But I was sure that all I ever wanted
Was a life that was scripted and planned
And he said, "But you don't understand —

"I'll give you stars and the moon and the open highway
And a river beneath your feet
I'll give you day full of dreams if you travel my way
And a summer you can't repeat.
I'll give you nights full of passion and days of adventure,
No strings, just warm summer rain."
And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have champagne."

I met a man who had a fortune in the bank
Who had retired at age thirty, set for life.
I met a man and didn't know which stars to thank,
And then he asked one day if I would be his wife.
And I looked up, and all I could think of
Was the life I had dreamt I would live
And I said to him, "What will you give?"

"I'll give you cars and a townhouse in Turtle Bay
And a fur and a diamond ring
And we'll be married in Spain on my yacht today
And we'll honeymoon in Beijing.
And you'll meet stars at the parties I throw at my villas
In Nice and Paris in June."

And I thought, "Okay."
And I took a breath
And I got my yacht
And the years went by
And it never changed
And it never grew
And I never dreamed
And I woke one day
And I looked around
And I thought, "My God...
I'll never have the moon."


EDIT: Darn too slow! HA Updated On: 12/26/05 at 08:26 PM

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 12/26/05 at 8:35pm

Well, you did a lot more than me...Complete lyrics...Totally impressed...

[Popular]

Posted: 12/26/05 at 8:39pm

Cut and paste, my dear, it's a wonderful thing

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 12/26/05 at 8:45pm

I'm so lazy here at my computer after being on my feet all day, I don't even have the energy to search online for it to cut and paste...