Sugarhill Gang — Space Race

[Intro] "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! [vocoder] Space race Space race Space race Space race Life in the slow lane gettin' to be a drag Gasping for a breath of air, 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 [vocoder] 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 [vocoder] 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 [vocoder] 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 [vocoder] 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 [vocoder] 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 [vocoder] 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... [vocoder outro] Space... race Space... race Space... race Space... Space race Space race Space race Space race