Lyrics Space Race - The Sugarhill Gang

Space Race

«Good morning, this is mission control
We’ve got a beautiful day, and you’ve been cleared for lift-off.»
You don’t need no juice or rocket fuel
You don’t need to waste time in flight school
You gotta burn bright like a meteorite
Start spinning around like a satellite
So let’s you and me defy gravity
Come on everybody, everybody come on
And get up!
Space race
Space race
Space race
Space race
Life in the slow lane gets to be a drag
gotta pack a bag, uh-huh
The shuttle’s fast, if you like to get around
My mind’s on the Moon, my behind is on the ground
Come on!
So you wanna be an astronaut?
(«You've been cleared for lift off.»)
Fire it up, give it all you got («In T minus 60 seconds»)
So you wanna be an astronaut?
Fire it up, give it all you got
Space race
Space race
Space race
Space race
I had a close encounter, didn’t know what kind
Bright lights in the sky, you never know what you’ll find
I haven’t stayed around, just to see what was the plan
Jogging up the door, came a little tiny man
So you wanna be an astronaut?
(«all systems go, lift-off in T minus 20 seconds.
Fire it up, give it all you got
So you wanna be an astronaut?
Fire it up, give it all you got
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, rock it!
We got lift off, Houston, we got lift off in a 700 hours, looking good
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, rock it!
Looking good, looking good!
We got a lift-off, we got a lift-off
Let’s you and me defy gravity
Let’s you and me defy gravity
Space race
Space race
Space race
Space race
A little space friends said he had to call home
«You look like a freak», and he felt so all alone
He said he came to Earth to see what it’s about
He said it’s easy getting in, but it’s hard getting out
So you wanna be an astronaut?
(This is mission control, we’re switching
director rockets)
Fire it up, give it all you got (For our second stage of the lift-off.)
So you wanna be an astronaut?
Fire it up, give it all you got
Space race
Space race
Space race
Space race
Space
So you wanna be an astronaut?
(This is mission control, we’re switching to
automatic pilot)
Fire it up, give it all you got (Relax fellas, everything’s under control.)
So you wanna be an astronaut?
Fire it up, give it all you got
Space race
Space race
Space race
Space race
People everywhere, if you wanna get away
Maybe just around the corner, or the Milky Way
Transport is in your mind, if you wanna be free
To race for space, that’s made for you & me
This is mission control, we’re switching you now to our commander-in-chief
Well, I’d like to congratulate you on your outstanding efforts
We’re all very proud of all of you
And we’re all hoping and wishing for your safe return…
Space… race
Space… race
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Space race
Space race
Space race
Space race