She packed my bags last night pre-flightZero hour 9:00 a.m.And I'm gonna be highAs a kite by thenI miss the Earth so much I miss my wifeIt's lonely out in spaceOn such a timelessflightAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long time'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findI'm not the man they think I am at homeOh, no, no, noI'm a rocket manRocket man, burning out his fuse up here aloneAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long time'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findI'm not the man they think I am at homeOh, no, no, noI'm a rocket manRocket man, burning out his fuse up here aloneMars ain't the kind of place to raise your kidsIn fact it's cold as hellAnd there's no one there to raise themIf you didAnd all this scienceI don't understandIt's just my job five days a weekA rocket manA rocket manAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long time'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findI'm not the man they think I am at homeOh, no, no, noI'm a rocket manRocket man, burning out his fuse up here aloneAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long time'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to findI'm not the man they think I am at homeOh, no, no, noI'm a rocket manRocket man, burning out his fuse up here aloneAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long time