We say welcome to the mission  Show us all what you can do  We need a man with vision  So we put our trust in you  And now we hope sincerely  That you'll do the best that you can do    Oh, for sure it won't be easy  And we'll have to risk our lives  Some will try to break us  And cut us down to size  But just remember there can be no consolation prize  Not in our eyes    It's a long way to go  We can't wait one more day  We need someone to light up the way    We may run out of time  Can you hear what we say?  Because heaven is so far away    Although time is getting short  There's still some sand left in the glass  And now we have a living breathing  Rocket man at last  It's time to take a step  And nail our colors to the mast    No more talk of great adventures  When it's movement that we need  It must be our intention  That we never lose the lead  So count us down to zero and let's get up to speed  We're up and away    It's a long way to go  We can't wait one more day  We need someone to light up the way    We may run out of time  So believe what we say?  Because heaven is so far away    And so now they cry for justice  As if justice will be done  But the eye up in the sky  Was flying too close to the sun  The Challenger has fallen  And the race has now been run