Harry Nilsson

Released: July 10, 1972

Songwriter: Harry Nilsson

Producer: Richard Perry

[Intro]
Bang, bang, shoot em' up, destiny
Bang, bang, shoot em' up to the moon
Bang, bang, shoot em' up one, two, three
(One, two, three, four)

[Verse 1]
I wanted to be a spaceman
That's what I wanted to be
But now that I am a spaceman
Nobody cares about me

[Chorus 1]
Hey Mother Earth, won't 'cha bring me back down
Safely to the sea
But 'round and around and around and around
Is all she ever say to me

[Verse 2]
I wanted to make a good run
I wanted to go to the moon
I knew that it had to be fun
I told 'em to send me real soon

[Verse 3]
I wanted to be a spaceman
I wanted to be it so bad
But now that I am a spaceman
I'd rather be back on the pad

[Chorus 2]
Hey Mother Earth, won't 'cha bring me back down
Safely to the sea
Around and around and around and around
Is just a lot of lunacy (yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]
'Round and around and around and around and around
(So bring me back down)
'Round and around and around and around and around
Safe on the ground

[Chorus 1]
Hey Mother Earth, better bring me back down
Safely to the sea
But around and around and around and around
Is all she ever say to me, yeah

[Verse 1]
You know, I wanted to be a spaceman
That's what I wanted to be
But now that I am a spaceman
Nobody cares about me

[Chorus 3]
Say hey, you Mother Earth, you better bring me back down
I've taken just as much as I can
But around and around and around and around
Is the problem of a spaceman

Harry Nilsson was a songwriter and singer, famous for writing hits like “One,” creating unique musical stories like “The Point,” and singing covers like “Without You” and “Everybody’s Talkin'”

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