Lyrics to
Under Moonshine

This version of Under Moonshine was released by Moody Blues in 1978.

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The dawn crept into by room
And stole my dream
Now I’ll never know
Just what it means
Or what could have been
Yet still I try to lie
But I’m seen

Under moonshine that’s where I’ve been
Under moonshine I’m clearly seen
Under moonshine that’s where I’ve been
Under moonshine I’m clearly seen

Creator of dreams that melt with the sun
I’ll send you the things this man has done
He was a saint and a sinner rolled in one
But I miss now that he’s gone
I sure miss him now that he’s gone

Sure I feel the pain
Deep inside I pour like rain
Remember when you smile
Love’s in your eyes

The world keeps turning
The grass still grows green
The fruit on my tree
Is the biggest you’ve ever seen
Which way up you know when you’re down
They’ve gotta stand tall
With your feet on the ground
You must stand tall
With your feet on the ground

Or maybe I’m crazy
Also they say I’m lazy
But I’ll have my days
When I do as I please
For you won’t see the woods
While you’re a tree
No you’ll never see the woods
While you’re a tree

Yes I’m crazy
Also they say I’m lazy
But I’ll have my days
When I do as I please
You won’t see the woods
While you’re a tree
No you’ll never see the woods
While you’re a tree

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About Lyrics and Under Moonshine by Moody Blues

The lyrics for Under Moonshine are defined as the words making up the song released by Moody Blues in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Under Moonshine have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Moody Blues and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Under Moonshine by Moody Blues if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Under Moonshine" means the words set to the music of Under Moonshine, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Moody Blues. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Under Moonshine and the lyrics to Under Moonshine are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Moody Blues who came here looking just for the lyrics to Under Moonshine, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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