From the film “The Star Maker”, 1939
Words by Johnny Burke
Music by James V. Monaco
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You always stir my imagination
Sometimes it borders on fantasy
And sometimes I find visions
Flash through my mind
Close to reality
Chorus:
Night, a soft guitar, a hidden lane
A moon and here and there a star
For a man and his dream
Night, a cricket’s cry, a whispered word
A kiss and now and then a sigh
For a man and his dream
And their eyes, when they meet
Seem to say “It’s sublime”
And their hearts proudly beat
To a tune that is older than time
Night must fade away
And yet it leaves a love
So the world will say
There’s a man and his dream