Mark Erelli - I Took The Moon for a Walk lyrics

I took the moon for a walk last night It followed behind like a still summer kite Though there wasn't a string or a tail in site When I took the moon for a walk I carried my flashlight just in case The got scared and hid its face But it peeked through the clouds fragile as lace When I took the moon for a walk I warned the moon To rise a bit higher So it wouldn't get hooked On a church's tall spire While the neighborhood dogs Made a train whistle choir When I took the moon for a walk We tiptoed through gra** where the nightcrawlers creep When the rust bellied robins have fallen asleep And the moon called the dew so the gra** seemed to week When I took the moon for a walk We raced for the swings Where I kicked my feet high And imagined the moon Had just asked me to fly Hand holding hand Through the starry night sky When I took the moon for a walk Then as we went back the moon kept me in sight It followed me home and it stayed there all night And it thanked me by sharing its sweet sleepy light When I took the moon for a walk