Shy of the Moon

G

Pretty little girl on the side of the road

G

Yellow hair in a yellow bow

G

Little thumb sticking in the exit lane

G

Two packs of smokes and a candy cane

C

With women hips and baby lips

C------------------------G

A Hallelujah book in the back of a pillow-slip

D

If she gets out of here too soon

D-------------------------G

She'll run fast by the shy of the moon

If she's been having the same old dreams

Of lullabies and pale blue skies

Fallen asleep beneath the stars

Orion aims and shoots his arrows oh so far

He aims 'em hard

He shoots the moon and takes her as his own reward

If she's gonna see those stars too soon

She'll run fast by the shy of the moon

If she found out so long ago

That she wants more than all she knows

The river ends right as she goes

The water breaks and she's gone down in the undertow

She's below

But I'll stand tall and hold up high my mistletoe

She's gonna shine just like brand new

She'll take my hand and we'll run by the shy of the moon