HALFWAY TO THE MOON
© Jack Hoban
September 1996

Moonlight on the sand
Woman looks at man
There is a tranquil sea
Only vintage wine
The music is sublime but
They have separate dreams
Comfort has a cost
Something's always lost
Taking the street
You lose a beat
Candles are all lit
But something doesn't fit
And they sigh...

Halfway to the moon
They fell in love too soon
They could have reached the stars
But they were way too far
Hastening romance
They should have learned to dance
Will love stay
Halfway
To the moon

From the day they met
Everything was set
Their lives made perfect sense
A million stars above
But so few words of love
Not in the present tense
Passion not required
Why should they get mired?
In all that sticky stuff
When form's enough
And so they go to kiss
But something is amiss
And they sigh...

Halfway to the moon
They fell in love too soon
They could have reached the stars
But they were way too far
Hastening romance
They should have learned to dance
Will love stay
Halfway
To the moon