I never feel a thing is real when I'm away from you
Out of your embrace, the world's a temporary parking place

Mmm, mmm
A bubble for a minute
Mmm, mmm
You smile, the bubble has a rainbow in it

Say, it's only a paper moon sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me
Yes, 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 on a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world, just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me