well she said i got this hat in california from a man on the street his name was joe have you ever been to california well you really gotta go she said i knew a boy down in miami he was a welder just like you i love the ocean in miami i ve never seen anything quite so blue chorus and i say hey where we going today rocket girl tell me what life is like past that city limit sign dream your dreams in my ear baby just get me out of here fly me around this world rocket girl she said have you ever been to alberta wheat fields as far as you can see have you ever seen the prairies someday i ll take you there with me chorus i d never tell her she s been busted i know she s never been anywhere just like me but it makes her feel like cinderella and i get to see the world for free chorus x2