In A spaceship sailing past the ionosphere
my woman and my fairweather friends are here
we re on a mission to build a country on the sun
i’ll take the air and make an empire of windows
grabbing the clouds and make a place to rest
after this house is finished we’ll be as one
i’ll use the stars to make a roof over my head
we’ll take the soil of the planet for the ceiling
I’ll decorate the house with the shades of space
to reflect the happy things that I’m feeling
the salt of the earth is too bitter
and the sounds of the city are too disgusting
the people of this land are too uptight
we can escape this place for it’s as dark as night
on a start flight flying through the black days
and making a residence of our own
so we won’t be alone
needing a way to escape
on a spaceship sailing past the ionosphere
my woman and my fairweather friends are here
we’re on a mission to build a country on the sun