In late September

I drove across the prairie

The mountains behind me

And the ocean beyond

This country's a coalmine

And I'm a canary

Turn out the headlights and the radio on

I remember the words

I forget the tune

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

Under the stars, you stagger and swoon

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

Sunrise oh sunrise

Will you wait for me

Don't come too soon

Through the night's deep abyss

Flirt the waitress in Sault Ste Marie

Hear music and voices through static and hiss

I remember the words

I forget the tune

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

Under the stars, you stagger and swoon

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

The light of the moon

The light of the moon