[Verse 1] The moon looked wrong at half past three A little low, a little green I stood outside in stocking feet Like someone ought to intervene The neighbor’s television glowed A dog was barking down the block I checked the sky again and thought Well, maybe moons just do that stuff [Chorus] The moon is probably fine It’s been doing this a long, long time Turning slowly in the dark Without consulting anyone The moon is probably fine And I am probably fine And everything we cannot fix tonight Can keep revolving for a while [Verse 2] I read somewhere it’s moving off An inch or two each passing year Which seems dramatic till you learn How long an inch can disappear The kitchen clock said 3:14 The refrigerator changed its tone For half a second I was sure We were the last two things awake [Chorus] The moon is probably fine It’s been doing this a long, long time Pulling oceans through the dark Without explaining what it means The moon is probably fine And you are probably fine And every little catastrophe Doesn’t need an answer tonight [Instrumental — Mellotron choir, warped organ, tape flutter] [Bridge] Maybe somewhere something broke Maybe somewhere something bloomed Maybe someone changed their mind In a fluorescent waiting room Maybe all the satellites Are whispering behind our backs Maybe none of that is true Look at that The moon came back [Final Chorus] The moon is probably fine Still hanging crooked in the sky Doing whatever moons have done Before we ever gave them names The moon is probably fine And we are probably fine Not certain Not exactly But fine enough To leave the curtains open Fine enough To let the night keep going Fine enough For now [Outro — distant Mellotron voices] Probably fine Probably fine The moon is probably— [analog tape wobble] Fine.
