when you're really half a world away
 I just can't seem to find the words I'm looking for
 to say the things that I want to say
 I can't remember when I felt so close to you
 it's almost more than I can bear
 And though I seem a half a million miles from you
 you're in my heart and living there

 And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see
 it's the same old sun up in the sky
 And your voice in my ear is like heaven to me
 like the breezes here in old Shanghai

 There are lovers who walk hand in hand in the park
 and lovers who walk all alone
 There are lovers who lie unafraid in the dark
 and lovers who long for home
 Oh, I couldn't leave you even if I wanted to
 you're in my dreams and always near
 And especially when I sing the songs I wrote for you
 you're in my heart and living there

 And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see
 it's the same old sun up in the sky
 And your face in my dreams is like heaven to me
 like the breezes here in old Shanghai

 Shanghai breezes cool and clearing
 evening's sweet caress
 Shanghai breezes soft and gentle
 remind me of your tenderness

 And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see
 it's the same old sun up in the sky
 And your love in my life is like heaven to me
 like the breezes here in old Shanghai

 And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see
 it's the same old sun up in the sky
 And your love in my life is like heaven to me
 like the breezes here in old Shanghai