Long ago
in an Indian summer
I had been woken up
by strange sounds
from a old antennae
that was broken out
in grandpa's barn

It wasn't clear
but I could faintly hear something
was not from Earth.
Through the hum
someone told me to run
across the universe
and meet them out there

When I was alone
I'd work in secret using tin cans
and fireworks.
When I was done
I had a homemade rocket
and I sure was ready
to leave the Earth

Where has he gone?
Where has he gone?
(they will say)

The night came without any rain.
I knew it was time to dash.
Sparks light and woke up
the night with a booming flash...
...but nobody cared.

I brought food and my favorite albums
but i think there are
some things I will miss
But dodging rocks
around the rings of Saturn will
leave me little time to reminisce

This soul
for the first time it glows
in the dark I traverse.
And I drift slow with a comet
in tow across the universe
to where nobody knows

Where has he gone?
Where has he gone?
(they will say)