On 30 August , the song was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of , digital downloads and streaming equivalent sales. With sales of 3 million in the US the song was certified 3 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Rolling Stone lists it at No. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since ; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. Forgot your password? Retrieve it.

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She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour nine a. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife It's lonely out in space on such a timeless flight. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Till touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no no no, I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone. Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids In fact it's cold as hell And there's no one there to raise them if you did And all this science, I don't understand It's just my job five days a week A rocket man, a rocket man. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time. Please click here if you are not redirected within a few seconds.
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Elton John Lyrics. She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour nine A. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it's gonna be a long long time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh, no, no, no. I'm a rocket man Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone And I think it's gonna be a long long time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh, no, no, no.
Skip navigation! Story from Movies. Over the span of his four-decade, history-making career, Elton John has performed one timeless song after the other. Prior to the film's use of the tune, John and his lyricist partner Bernie Taupin have addressed its meaning in the past, as well as its surprising inspiration. The man ventures into space for three months at a time and returns to earth for only a few short days to see his wife and son, deeply torn between his love of space and his family. The song imagines what his long adventures, while filled with loneliness, would be like.