Lyrics
[verse]
Packed my bag for the mission, kissed my wife goodbye
Strapped into the capsule, watched the launch pad fly
They tell me it's routine, just another trip to Mars
But every time I leave I feel the distance of the stars
[verse]
Five, four, three, the engines start to roar
I'm leaving all the noise of the world down on the shore
Up above the clouds where the silence takes control
I'm just a man in orbit, playing out a lonely role
[chorus]
And I'm the rocket man, burning through the black
Higher than the moonlight, and I'm never coming back
Rocket man, it's a lonesome kind of view
All alone up here, still thinking, still thinking of you
[verse]
No family could ever make a home out here, they say
Just red dust and silence stretching miles away
But this job pays the bills, keeps the engines running true
Even though it means I'm always far away from you
[chorus]
And I'm the rocket man, burning through the black
Higher than the moonlight, and I'm never coming back
Rocket man, it's a lonesome kind of view
All alone up here, still thinking, still thinking of you
[bridge]
And I reckon it'll be a distant, distant day
Till the engines cool and I'm back in your arms to stay
Floating through the silence, floating through the cold
Just a man in a tin can, chasing stories to be told
[chorus]
And I'm the rocket man, burning through the black
Higher than the moonlight, and I'm never coming back
Rocket man, it's a lonesome kind of view
All alone up here, still thinking, still thinking of you
