Verse 1

As a boy I built a rocket, cardboard wings and silver tape,

Dreamt of red horizons, the stars my great escape.

Heinlein told me stories, Clarke drew maps in light,

I swore I'd chase the heavens, burning through the night.

ahh ahhh aahhhhh

Chorus

To Mars and back, my spirit flies,

Across the dark and endless skies.

But gravity keeps holding fast,

My ticket waits, my time won’t last.

To Mars and back, I’ll make that track,

If not this life, the next one brings me back.

Verse 2

Through college days I wandered, head still in the stars,

Blueprints on the napkins, my heart was bound for Mars.

But the years rolled on relentless, bills and burdens tied me down,

Still I kept that rocket hidden, in my soul it’s still around.

Ohhh ohh

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Chorus

To Mars and back, my spirit flies,

Across the dark and endless skies.

But gravity keeps holding fast,

My ticket waits, my time won’t last.

To Mars and back, I’ll make that track,

If not this life, the next one brings me back.

... ... . ...

Bridge

Sixty years, my boots on earth, my eyes still chase the flame,

The boy inside remembers, and he whispers out my name.

Maybe when this body’s done, my soul will ride the black,

And all the dreams I dreamed of then will finally take me back.

Final Chorus [Repeat, softer, resigned]

To Mars and back, my spirit flies,

Beyond the reach of earthbound ties.

The stars will sing, the dark will call,

In the next life I’ll see it all…

To Mars and back, no turning back,

I’ll find my home upon that crimson track.