i prefer the moonlight
when temptin´ eyes ´cross the room
said to me i´d love to be with you
i´m not tempted for a moment
i just think about my woman
my baby calls me on the phone
telling me i need to hurry home
well the hurryin´ is easy
´cause she´s waiting up
with all the love i´m needin´

i prefer the moonlight, and a blanket
and the one right little lady by my side
that´s what i like
i prefer a late drive down the turnpike
with the moonlight shinin´ so bright
got her by my side
that´s what i´d like
when its magic moment time,
i prefer the moonlight

the river plays a quiet song
she and i lay down and play along
she´s her mother´s lovely daughter
moonlight dances on the water
the moon is full and so am i
i look at her and feel like i could cry
but my tears contain no sorrow
´cause i know she´ll wake up by my side tomorrow

i prefer...

mornin´ noon and night,
when the feelin´ comes around
somewhere in some sky
that ol´ moon is surely shinin´ bright

i prefer...