"Savannah"
written by
Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards & Wendy Waldman

"This was originally a piece of music I had sitting around for 15 years, without melody or lyric. Eventually some words and tune formed in my mind and together with the band, we came up with the idea of tragic star-crossed lovers; A Romeo and Juliet setting, where racial realities and different class conspire to ruin true love."
- Andrew Gold

The sunlight came through the Spanish moss Made diamonds in your hair I held my breath and I knew at once I didn't have a prayer Silken blue-eyed angel please come down I had to say Just like a dream you turned and looked my way Savannah It's a paper moon that shines on you Savannah ooh All through the summer the heat poured down The days so sweet and long The nights we lay in your gentle world I never did belong We swore that love would lift us Above the words we heard them say We'd close our eyes and dream We'd fly away Sorry Savannah It's a paper moon that shines on you Savannah Broke your heart in two Seems like I keep to myself these days My heart has gone to sleep The moonlit road that we used to walk Is just a dusty street I can't forget the night we turned away Without a sound The walls they put between us Won't come down Sorry Savannah It's a paper moon that shines on you Savannah ooh Savannah It was just a wish that won't come true Savannah It's a paper moon

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