“Rocket Man” is a song by Elton John. This page features time-synced lyrics that highlight each line as the song plays — press play to sing along in real time. The lyrics contain 47 lines.
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, 9 a.m.
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And I'm gonna be high
As a kite by then
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I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
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And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown 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
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And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown 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
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Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as hell
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And there's no one there to raise them
If you did
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And all this science, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man
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A rocket man
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And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown 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
♪ ♪ ♪
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown 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
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
♪ ♪ ♪
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
♪ ♪ ♪
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
♪ ♪ ♪
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
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