hey kid, I've got a ride for you   they say your brain is a comic book tattoo   and you'll never be anything      "what will you do with your life"   oh, that's all you hear from noon till night      take a trip on a rocket ship baby   where the sea is the sky   i know the guy who runs the place    and he's out of sight      flying Dutchman, are you out there?   flying Dutchman, are you out there?   flying Dutchman, are you out there?      straight suits, they don't understand   she tried, that one with the alligator boots   but the other side drew her in      heart falling fast when she left   even the milky way was dressed in black      take a trip on a rocket ship baby   the sea is the sky   i know the guy who runs the place    and he's out of sight      flying Dutchman, are you out there?   flying Dutchman, are you out there?   flying Dutchman      'cause they can't see what you're born to be   they can't see me      they can't be what they can't believe   they can't see what you see      keep the boys spinning in their own little world   time up and so we won't say a word   they keep the boys spinning in their own little world   so afraid he'll be what they never were      take a trip on a rocket ship baby   the sea is the sky   i know the guy who runs the place    and he's out of sight      flying Dutchman, are you out there?   flying Dutchman, are you out there?   flying Dutchman      'cause they can't see   'cause they can't see   'cause they can't see   are you still out there ?