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BILLY ROCKET
John Soeder
© 2011

Billy Rocket
Was a friend of mine
He kept a telescope
Pointed at the sky
Looking for
A place to land
Billy Rocket
Was a bright young man

Now in the dead-end suburb where we grew up
The only way out was up
Everyone trying to escape
The same dead-end fate
Other kids hatched crazy schemes
And pinned their hopes on earthbound dreams
But Billy had the brains
And Billy had the means

They come from miles around
To see the rocket hot-wired to a station wagon
Commence the countdown
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
We have ignition
We have ignition

Billy rushed home after school
Holed up in the basement
Mixing rocket fuel
A little glue and some balsa wood
The kid was good
There she stood

The moment of truth arrived
All systems go for a rocket ride
When the time came
To let her rip
Billy pushed the button
And gave those surly bonds the slip

They come from miles around
To see the rocket hot-wired to a station wagon
Commence the countdown
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
We have ignition
We have ignition

They come from miles around
To see the rocket hot-wired to a station wagon
Commence the countdown
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
We have ignition
We have ignition

Billy Rocket
Was a friend of mine

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from FANTABULOUS SIDEWAYS SIDESHOW, released March 22, 2011
music & lyrics by John Soeder

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