Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Released: July 29, 1997

Songwriter: Elton John Bernie Taupin

She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, nine AM
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
Until 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
(twice)

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kid
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

(repeat chorus)
I think it's gonna be a long, long time (6 times)

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (or the “Gimmes”) is the result of the collaboration of several artists from the Fat Wreck Chords family. Members include Joey Cape and Dave Raun from Lagwagon, Fat Mike from NOFX, Chris Shiflett from No Use for a Name and the Foo Fighters, and Spike Slawson from the Swingin' Utters. The band records nothing but punk covers of popular songs from some of the most un-punk genres.

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