She packed my bags last night, preflight Yeah, she did 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 gets so lonely out in space On such a timeless flight as this is And i think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touchdown brings me around again to find I'm not the man i think i am at home, oh no no I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, no In fact i'm cold as hell, yes it is And there's no one there to raise them if we did it And all of this science well don't understand, no It's just my job five days a week now I'm a rocket man I'm a rocket man And i think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touchdown brings me around again to find I'm not the man they think i am at home, oh no no I'm a rocket man Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone And yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time Yes i think it's gonna be a long, long time Yes i think it's gonna be long, long time For the rocket man