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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Lead Vocals
Mark Egan
Mark Egan
Bass Guitar
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Guitar
Bashiri Johnson
Bashiri Johnson
Percussion
James Taylor
James Taylor
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Producer
Ben Wisch
Ben Wisch
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Chris Theis
Chris Theis
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Down by the boathouse at Shaker Lake
When there wasn't nothing but love to make
They were two young lovers
Wishing on the stars above
Well, they carved their initials
In an old birch tree
With a heart and an arrow and a '63
You had to be blind not to see
It was a perfect love
It was a perfect love
Mmm, yeah, yeah
Well, they worked one summer together
At the '64 World's Fair
They met Robert Kennedy there
Well, it was right before the fall
And they saved up a little bit of money
For his career
And they talked about the future
Underneath the giant sphere
And all around them
The little voices were singing
It's a small world after all
Yes it is, small world after all
And it was perfect love
It was a perfect love
(Under the moon and stars above)
Mmm, yeah, yeah
(It was a perfect love)
Mmm yeah, now they were dizzy from dancing
On Rockaway beach
They came to Rockaway
Yeah, and everything they dreamed of
Was still within reach
Dreaming, dreaming as the years roll by
Like they always do
Well, they had their share
Of hard times, too
But whatever they were
They never let it get them down, no no
Now, they just go walking down the country lane
See the leaves changing in the misty rain
And only one thing remains the same
Whoa, mmm, yeah, yeah
Just a perfect love
(Under the moon and stars above)
Mmm, yeah, yeah
(It was the perfect love)
(They keep talkin' 'bout the perfect love)
Perfect love
Oh yeah, yeah (They can keep talkin')
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(They can keep talkin' 'bout the perfect love)
(Dizzy from dancing)
Under the moon and stars above
It was a perfect love (They can keep talkin')
Yeah
Well, well, well, well, well, well
Under the moon and stars above
(They can keep talkin')
(They can keep talkin' 'bout the perfect love)
(They can keep talkin')
Written by: Marc Cohn
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