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
Mmmmmmmmm
A bubble for a minute
Mmmmmmmmm
You smilethe bubble has a rainbow in it
Sayit’s only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn’t be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yesit’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