Hatfield & Apartment 45 - The Astronaut Lyrics

I wish I was an astronaut
Out among the stars
In a stationary orbit
Or on the way to Mars

It wouldn't be for science or to benefit mankind
Just to get away from all the pain that woman left behind

I wish I was an astronaut
Steering through the void
A couple hundred miles above
Things that bring me joy

'Cause joyful things on planet earth remind me of a time
Before I went and f***** things up, a time when she was mine

But I doubt them boys at NASA are looking for my kind
Uncertified, unqualified, trying to kill some time
Until I find that one true love, until I find you dear
I'll wish I was an astronaut far away from here

I wish I was an astronaut
Like Michael, Buzz and Neil
Drifting through the weightlessness
Few will ever feel

It wouldn't be for honour, country, crown or kin
Just to hide away from all the shame that woman left me in

But I doubt them boys at NASA are looking for my kind
Just a heart-broke claustrophobe trying to kill some time
Until I find that one true love, until that girl finds me
I'll wish I was an astronaut defying gravity

But a wish is just a wish, a dream is just a dream
Desires that stay unfulfilled are all they'll ever be
I have to find that one true love, I have to find her now
'Cause wishing I was someone else just ain't working out