music by Harold Arlen.
lyrics by E.Y. (Yip) Harburg
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, mm, mm, mm
A bubble for a minute
Mmm, mm, mm, mm
You smile, the bubble has a rainbow in it
Say, its 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 in 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