[Verse 1] she packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a.m. and im gonna be high as a kite by then i miss the earth so much i miss my wife its lonely out in space on such a timeless flight [Chorus] and i think its gonna be a long long time till touchdown brings me around again to find im not the man they think i am at home OH no no no im a rocketman rocket man burnin out a fuse up here alone *2 [Verse 2] mars aint the place to raise your kids in fact its cold as hell and theres no one there to raise them if ya did and all this science i dont understand its just my job 5 days a week a rocket man a rocket man [Chorus] and i think its gonna be a long long time till touchdown brings me around again to find im not the man they think i am at home oh no no no im a rocketman rocketman burnin out a fuse up here alone *2 and i think its gonna be a long long time and i think its gonna be a long long time and i think its gonna be a long long time and i think its gonna be a long long time rocket man