She packed my bags last night, pre-flightZero hour, 9 a.m.And I'm gonna be highAs a kite by thenI miss the earth so muchI miss my wifeIt's lonely out in spaceOn such a timeless flightI miss my wifeAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long timeThe touchdown brings me round again to findI'm not the man they think I am at homeOh, no, no, noI'm a rocket manRocket manBurning out his fuse, I'll never longI'm a rocket manAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long timeThe touchdown brings me round again to findI'm not the man they think I am at homeOh, no, no, noI'm a rocket manRocket manBurning out his fuse, I'll never longMars 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 I think it's gonna be a long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long timeI'm a rocket manall the scienceI don't understandIt's just my jobfive days a weekRocketmanRocketmanAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeTill touchdown brings me roundagain to findI'm not the manthey think I am at homeNo, no, no, noI'm a rocketmanRocketmanBurning out the tearsI've held onAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeTill touchdown brings me roundagain to findI'm not the manthey think I am at homeNo, no, no, noI'm a rocketmanRocketmanBurning out the tearsI've held onAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna bea long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long timeAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long time