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Space Oddity Lyrics By David Bowie

    ground control to major tom
    ground control to major tom
    take your protein pills and put your helmet on
    ten ground control nine to major tom eight seven
    six commencing five countdown engines on
    four three two
    check ignition one and may god’s love lift off be with you

    this is ground control to major tom
    you’ve really made the grade
    and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
    now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare
    this is major tom to ground control
    i’m stepping through the door
    and i’m floating in a most peculiar way
    and the stars look very different today

    for here am i sitting in my tin can
    far above the world
    planet earth is blue
    and there’s nothing i can do

    though i’m past one hundred thousand miles
    i’m feeling very still
    and i think my spaceship knows which way to go
    tell my wife i love her very much
    she knows
    ground control to major tom
    your circuit’s dead there’s something wrong
    can you hear me major tom
    can you hear me major tom
    can you hear me major tom
    can you

    here am i floating ’round my tin can
    far above the moon
    planet earth is blue
    and there’s nothing i can do

    Artist: David Bowie

    Year: 1973

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 125