Woody walked out of the cotton field

In his head he had words that his lips concealed

An old airstrip where the weeds are growin'

A burned out bomber with the cockpit glowin'

With the key from a room to the Skyview Motel

He scratched words in the wing as a falling star fell



The moon sees you, the moon sees me

The moon sees who I want to see

I'll see you soon



Down in the light of the melon moon

Down in the light of the melon moon



On the other side of town 'n another side of life

Stella holds her breath and stares at the knife

She looks to the sky at the flash of a star

And just sees a man and a plane and a war

From a drawer by the bed she opens a book

To a sketch on a napkin that's torn half in two



The moon sees you, the moon sees me

The moon sees who I want to see

I'll see you soon

Down in the light of the melon moon

Down in the light of the melon moon



She doesn't feel lucky, she doesn't feel lost

She just feels like leavin', what ever the cost

Past the Skyview Motel with a man on her mind

Half her life in the headlights the other half behind

She passed a military truck by a cemetery wall

I guess good luck is better than no luck at all



The moon sees you, the moon sees me

The moon sees who I want to see

I'll see you soon

Down in the light of the melon moon

Down in the light of the melon moon