Grapefruit Moon Lyrics - Nanci Griffith

Grapefruit moon, one star shining 

Shining down on me 

I heard that tune and now I'm pining 

Honey, can't you see? 

Every time I hear that melody 

Something breaks inside 

And the grapefruit moon, one star shining 

Can't turn back the tide 

Never had a destination 

Could not get across 

And you became my inspiration 

Oh, but what a cost 

Every time I hear that melody 

Something breaks inside 

And the grapefruit moon, one star shining 

It's more than I can hide 

Now I'm smoking 

Cigarettes and strive for purity 

And I'll slip 

Just like the stars into obscurity 

Every time I hear that melody 

It puts me up a tree 

And the grapefruit moon, one star shining 

Is all that I can see