bang bang shoot em’ up destiny
bang bang shoot em’ up to the moon
bang bang shoot em’ up one two three
one two three four
i wanted to be a spaceman
that’s what i wanted to be
but now that i am a spaceman
nobody cares about me
hey mother earth won’t ‘cha bring me back down
safely to the sea
but ’round and around and around and around
is all she ever say to me
i wanted to make a good run
i wanted to go to the moon
i knew that it had to be fun
i told ’em to send me real soon
i wanted to be a spaceman
i wanted to be it so bad
but now that i am a spaceman
i’d rather be back on the pad
hey mother earth won’t ‘cha bring me back down
safely to the sea
around and around and around and around
is just a lot of lunacy yeah yeah
’round and around and around and around and around
so bring me back down
’round and around and around and around and around
safe on the ground
hey mother earth better bring me back down
safely to the sea
but around and around and around and around
is all she ever say to me yeah
you know i wanted to be a spaceman
that’s what i wanted to be
but now that i am a spaceman
nobody cares about me
say hey you mother earth you better bring me back down
i’ve taken just as much as i can
but around and around and around and around
is the problem of a spaceman
Artist: Nilsson
Year: 1972
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 134