Love is light and this is dark A beating clock that will not start By the moonlight A broken wind long and old Never fails to calm the soul By the moonlight Forget the things I'd say I'd do I changed my mind through and through By the moonlight Taking steps far and wide A familiar dance without the bride By the moonlight Shine on me Shine on the sea Time is fast and time is now I don't think I'll wait around By the moonlight Bathe the birds upon the trees The waves can't fall unless they're seen By the moonlight The song I sing is a broken one For I know it won't right the wrongs By the moonlight If you loved her once, you could love her twice But that's not me and that's my vice By the moonlight Shine on me Shine on the sea