When I got home my TV was on
I turned it off when I went out
It gave the same pale light as the moon
I heard a voice trying to shout
A woman’s face came on the screen
She made me catch my breath
She looked straight at me

There’s a girl lives alone on the moon
Nobody knows, I’m the only one
Only wants to come home soon
Tired of being far from everyone

She told me everything about her life
How she’d stowed away in ‘72
On the last ever rocket to fly to the moon
So young, didn’t know what to do
As she watched it blasting away
All alone, no one ever came back her way

She spent some years by the Sea of Tranquillity
Then made a stranded satellite tune into earth TV
She picked up signals, all she got was me
And for quite some time now she’s been trying to make me see her

I asked her, “How on earth do you cope
Living all by yourself on the moon
Too hot by day, too cold at night
With no friends, atmosphere or food?”
She said she just kind of lived with it
Eating moon rock, drinking water from hot springs

She has a face as pale as moonlight
And dark eyes, darker than the moon’s dark side
Shines all day, though sunshine hides her face
I knew I had to help her all I could to rejoin the human race

So in the dark, in the garden next door
I made a net the size of four small stars
I cast it, aimed directly at the moon
To my delight I caught it, dragged it down to earth
I pulled it closer and heard a sweet sound -
The music of the spheres -
Then she leapt down to the ground

I let go and the moon span back into its orbit
She dazzled me, she was glowing - her eyes, her smile, embrace, her kiss
On my way home I couldn’t have dreamed of this!
And that’s the whole truth - I’m not trying to lie - I’ve given you the gist

There’s a girl lives alone on the moon
Nobody knows, I’m the only one
Only wants to come home soon
Tired of being far from everyone

She’s left her residence up on the moon
Too hot by day, too cold at night
Now she’s here and has taken the room
That was formerly vacant, in my heart