Underneath The Stars
Mariah Carey Lyrics

One summer night
It was a warm and pleasant summer evening.

We ran away for a while
They decided to run away and escape reality for a bit.

Laughing we hurried beneath the sky
They were enjoying their time together, and they were in a hurry so they didn't get caught.

To an obscure place to hide
They went to a hard-to-find location so they wouldn't be discovered.

That no one could find
They wanted to be completely hidden from everyone else.

And we drifted to another state of mind
They were able to become lost in their own thoughts and feelings.

And imagined I was yours and you were mine
They were able to imagine themselves as a couple, even if just for a brief moment.

As we lay upon the grass
They were relaxing and enjoying their time together.

There in the dark
They were hidden in darkness, free to enjoy each other's company.

Underneath the stars (Young love, young love, young love)
They were enjoying their young love together, feeling the emotions that come with it.

Weak in the knees
They were so lost in their emotions that they felt physically weak.

Wrapped in the warm gentle breeze
The warm breeze added to the overall pleasantness of the experience.

So shy a bundle of butterflies (so shy)
They may have been shy, but they still felt the excitement and energy of being together.

Flush with heat of desire
They were feeling the passion and excitement of being in love.

On a natural high
Without any external substances, they were feeling euphoric because of their emotions.

As we drifted to another place in time
Being together took them to another realm, full of endless possibilities.

And the feeling was so heady and sublime
Their emotions were so intense and wonderful that they felt almost surreal.

As I lost my heart to you there in the dark
They were so engrossed in each other that they fell in love that night.

Oh, beautiful and bitter sweetly
The feelings that they both felt were both beautiful and melancholic at the same time.

You were fading into me
They were becoming one, lost in their love.

And I was gently fading into you
The feeling was mutual. They were both infatuated with each other.

But the time went sailing by (ooh yeah)
Although they wanted time to stand still, it moved too quickly for them.

Reluctantly we said good bye (yeah)
As much as they didn't want to, they had to leave their safe space and return to the real world.

And left our secret place so far behind
They were leaving behind their memories of that night.

And I lay in bed all night and I was
The memory of that night stayed with them long after it was over.

Drifting, drifting, drifting, drifting
They were lost in their thoughts and emotions, unable to escape their mental paradise.

Drifted to another state of mind
Their minds had taken them back to that special night.

And imagined I was yours and you were mine (ooh and I was yours)
They still felt the emotions of being together that night, and they were still imagining that it was real.

You were my own, my own baby
They belonged to each other in that moment. They were each other's everything.

As we lay upon the grass (as we lay)
They were back in their mental space, reliving the memory of that night.

Laid underneath the stars
They were lost in their own thoughts, feeling the intensity of their emotions.

(Young love, young love, young love)
Their young love was the driving force behind that incredible night.

Underneath the stars (Young love, young love, young love) Baby, yeah
They still yearned to go back to that night, but they knew they couldn't. Their memory of that night would always be cherished and remembered.

Underneath the stars
The stars represented the beauty of their young love, and the memories they shared that night were timeless and unforgettable.