oh the sight of the mighty machine the iron shine of a golden dream on the edge of the ocean a potential explosion stands so tall and so serene so serene i ve got two little boys and a girl in bows we were first in line just to see the show to count down the seconds as destiny beckons into the arms of the astral glow and we re gonna see a rocket we re gonna see a rocket blast through the last of the atmosphere oooo oh up and away to the great wide open adrift in an airless ocean in a bliss of mystical motion i am stuck down here i m stuck down here just look at the ground on the grassy hill it ll lift you up but it holds you still cause gravity binds us but glory defines us the greater pull of a perfect will and they say the ground is gonna quake and groan they say the sound s gonna shake my bones it s so full of meaning alive and careening into the grace of the great unknown we re gonna see a rocket we re gonna see a rocket blast through the last of the atmosphere oooo oh up and away to the great wide open adrift in an airless ocean in a bliss of mystical motion i am stuck down here i m stuck down here  we stood among the multitude saw the rocket rise in a fiery hue it defied destruction to ride the eruption that i have found this much is true love alone can carry you oh love alone love alone oh love along can carry carry you up and away to the great wide open to drift in an endless ocean in a bliss of mystical motion i have found this much is true oh love alone love alone can carry you oh love alone can carry you up and away to the great wide open we re gonna see a rocket we re gonna see a rocket up and away to the great wide open we re gonna see a rocket rise up and away to the great wide open we re gonna see a rocket we re gonna see a rocket up and away to the great wide open we re gonna see a rocket rise up and away to the great wide open we re gonna see a rocket we re gonna see a rocket up and away to the great wide open we re gonna see a rocket rise