Story Behind The Song

Wishing on the Moon Paying homage to the early R&B artists of the fifties and sixties, this one's sprinkled with background vocals reminiscent of a Four Tops song and some pretty funky guitar work. Originally written in 1982, "Wishing on the Moon" was recorded in San Jose California as a simple ballad with acoustic guitar and minimal accompaniment until a few years ago when the original recording was augmented with a rhythm section and the Hurricane Horns.

Lyrics

Wishing on the Moon

It's a lonely lonely night
And the Santa Ana winds blew my love away
I've been wishing on a falling star to bring you back to me someday
This time I won't surrender
I'll find some strength from deep inside
This time we'll look for answers
Not gonna live with alibis

And someday, maybe someday soon
I'll stop talking to that lonely lonely moon
Cause I want stop, stop wishing on a falling star
Stop wishing on the moon

This time I'm gonna speak from my heart
Though my heart may be hard to find
I'm going to learn to listen to reason
Gonna learn to compromise

Chorus

This time, this time it will be forever
My love is so faithful darling, my love is so true, it's true to you

Chorus

We wrestle with words
'Till we're lonely and we're not satisfied
All the answers we ever needed
Are found in each others eyes

Chorus