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Rocket Man Lyrics

by Elton John

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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.

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She packed my bags last night, pre-flight

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Zero hour-Nine 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

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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

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In fact, it's cold as hell

And there's no one there to raise them

If you did

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And all this science, I don't understand

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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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She packed my bags last night, pre-flight 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's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight 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 Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids In fact, it's cold as hell And there's no one there to raise them If you did And all this science, I don't understand It's just my job five days a week A rocket man A rocket man 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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