On certain nights when the angles are right And the moon is a slender crescent Its circle shows in a ghostly glow Of earthly luminescence Earthshine, a beacon in the night I can raise my eyes to earthshine Earthshine, a jewel out of reach Form a dream to rise to earthshine Floating high in the evening sky I see my faint reflection Pale facsimile like what others see When they look in my direction Earthshine, a beacon in the night I can raise my eyes to earthshine Earthshine, stretching out your hand Full of starlit diamonds, earthshine Reflected light to another's sight And the moon tells a lover's story My borrowed face and my third hand grace Only reflects your glory Earthshine, there's a [Incomprehensible] I can raise my eyes to earthshine Earthshine, you're still out of reach Form a dream to rise to earthshine Form a dream to rise to earthshine