Story Behind The Song

Not enough english language love songs set in Germany for my money. After much soul searching, and against the advice of much better songwriters than myself, i elected to leave in the very specific reference to the Autobahn, partly (and oddly) because i t

Lyrics

Moonlight Becomes You

Moonlight becomes you, my darling,
Moonlight becomes you, my pretty one,
The pale beams dancing on your slender neck,
Far from the clutches of the jealous sun,

It was Munich in spring, Berlin in June,
You made me confess under sky, stars and moon,
Moonlight becomes you but the morning seems to come too soon.

Moonlight becomes you, my pretty one,
Moonlight becomes you, my darling,
All is still now on the Autobahn,
An eerie silence covers everything,

But whenever you walk into the room,
Strange music delights in the gathering gloom,
Moonlight becomes you but the morning seems to come too soon.

Now there are wolves at the gate, my love taken flight,
DonÂ?t leave me alone to howl in the night!