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The lyrics mention a novel published in 1919 called "The Moon and Sixpence" by William Somerset Maugham. It tells a story of a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The title meaning is not explicitly revealed in the book, but it described the main character as being "so busy yearning for the moon that he never saw the sixpence at his feet.