Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) (The Best Of Elton John Vol. 2)
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Honky Chéeau
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
And I think it's gonna be a long long time...
Rocket Man - Elton John (Honky Chateau 5 of 10) (04:15)
ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG LONG TIME) Elton John Honky Chateau (1972) She packed my
bags last night pre-flight Zero hour nine am And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the
earth so much I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it's
gonna be a long long time Till touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I
am at home Oh no no no I'm a rocket man Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone Mars ain't the
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Wow! I can't believe, you really's Gary Osborne!? :O Unbelievable, man! I love your song lyrics! lol
Autor: RoddJohn
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Thanks for the nice things some of you have said about this song. Of all the 25 or 30 songs I wrote with Elton this is the only one for which the Lyrics came first (the way he does it with Bernie). All our other songs (including Little Jeannie, Blue Eyes and Part Time Love) started with Elton writing a tune to which I then furnished a lyric. Cheers Gary Osborne
Autor: stickystuckystoo
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another nearly obscure B-side.. that deserved more light... in Elton's carreer. Great pics Rod!