[Intro]
Shadows dance across the floor
Like memories we can't ignore
In this smoky cabaret tonight
[Verse 1]
You played it cool in black and white
Your trumpet sang into the night
While I watched from far away
Like some fool who couldn't stay
Every note, a bitter taste
Of moments we let go to waste
[Chorus]
Moonlight Serenade
All our cards were played
In this masquerade
Of love that slowly fades
Like jazz notes in the shade
[Verse 2]
Damn, you sure could steal the show
While I watched you come and go
Through the stage door, night by night
Never getting things quite right
Now you're playing different tunes
In other clubs and other rooms
[Bridge]
The band plays on
While we pretend
That what we had
Was just pretend
Oh, what a show
We put on, dear
Now curtain's closed
And you're not here
[Chorus]
Moonlight Serenade
All our cards were played
In this masquerade
Of love that slowly fades
Like jazz notes in the shade
[Outro]
So here's to you and here's to me
And all the things we couldn't be
As the last note fades away
In this final serenade