Major Tom (coming home)  Peter Schilling

Standing there alone
The ship is waiting
All systems are go
"Are you sure?"
Control is not convinced
But the computer has the evidence
No need to abort
The countdown starts

Watching in a trance
The crew is certain
Nothing left to chance
All is working
Trying to relax
Up in the capsule
"Send me up a drink"
Jokes Major Tom
The count goes on...

4, 3, 2, 1
Earth below us
Drifting, falling
Floating weightless
Calling, calling home...

Second stage is cut
We're now in orbit
Stabilizers up
Running perfect
Starting to collect requested data
"What will it affect when all is done?"
Thinks Major Tom

Back at ground control
There is a problem
"Go to rockets full"
Not responding
"Hello Major Tom
 Are you receiving?
 Turn the thrusters on
 We're standing by "
There's no reply

4, 3, 2, 1
Earth below us
Drifting, falling
Floating weightless
Calling, calling home...

Across the stratosphere
A final message:
"Give my wife, my love"
Then nothing more

Far beneath the ship
The world is mourning
They don't realize he's alive
No one understands
But Major Tom sees
"Now the light commands
 This is my home
 I'm coming home"

Earth below us
Drifting, falling
Floating weightless
Coming home...

Earth below us
Drifting, falling
Floating weightless
Coming, coming home...
Home.....
湯姆少校 (回家了)  彼得席林

獨自矗立在那裡
太空船待命中
系統運轉一切就緒
"你確定?"
控制中心不置可否
但電腦可茲證明
不需要放棄
倒數已經開始......

在恍惚中注視著
機組人員都已就位
機會僅有一次
一切運作正常
試著放輕鬆
在太空艙上面
"送杯飲料上來!"
湯姆少校開玩笑地說
倒數仍在繼續

四、三、二、一
地球在我們下面
飄移,墜落
無重力飄浮
呼叫....呼叫地面....

第二階段是火箭分離
我們已進入軌道
水平尾翼上揚
完美的滑行
開始蒐集指定的數據
任務全部完成會產生什麼影響?
湯姆少校這樣想著

回到地面管制中心
有個問題發生了
"火箭滿載 "
沒有回應
" 哈囉,湯姆少校
  有收到嗎?
  啟動推進器
  我們隨時待命!"
沒有回應

四、三、二、一
地球在我們下方
飄移,墜落
無重力飄浮
呼叫....呼叫地面....

越過平流層
最後的訊息是:
" 給我摯愛的妻 "
然後就沒了

在太空船下面深處
舉世哀悼
人們並不明瞭他還活著
沒有人能了解
但湯姆少校看見了
" 現在由光指揮
   這裡就是我的家
   我回家了 "

地球在我們下方
飄移,墜落
無重力飄浮
呼叫....呼叫地面....

地球在我們下方
飄移,墜落
無重力飄浮
回到....回到家了....
到家了....

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