"Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style some day Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way"
The lyrics tell a story of a journey that is both physical and emotional: audrey_hepburn_moon_river_lyrics
Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics based on his own childhood memories of picking blackberries by a river in Georgia. When Audrey sings about her "huckleberry friend," she’s tapping into a universal nostalgia for innocence and the companions we travel through life with. "Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossing