It's only a paper moon   Sailin' over a cardboard sea   But it wouldn't be make-believe   If you believed in me      It's only a canvas sky   Hangin' 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 in a penny arcade      It's a Barnum and Bailey world   Just as phoney as it can be   But it wouldn't be make-believe   If you believed in me      Believe in me      Come, see about me      Without your love   It's a honky-tonk parade   And without your love   It's a melody played in a penny arcade      Got to be a Barnum world   Just as phoney as it can be   But it'll never be make-believe   If you believe in me      If you believe in me   If you believe in me   If you believe in me