Tranquility Base

Tell me Neil, what you were thinking

With all of us watching you on the TV

Taking small steps and giant leaps and planting the flag

In a place no one had been

Two hundred thirty eight thousand and more

Miles away through the infinite night

The landing was rough, but you brought her down

So tell me, what did you see

Was it glorious, beautiful, frightening or sad?

You had the view no one else had

Did you turn away from the place you call home

And stare at the stars

When you stepped off the ladder did you think of Ohio

Your children, your parents, your wife

Your Panther jet brought down in Korea

Did you ask ‘Who am I to live such a life?’

One so glorious, beautiful, frightening and blue

No one but you ever had such a view

And why did you call it Tranquility Base

Did everything fall into place

And on the way back did you have much to say

To Michael and Buzz there beside you

They’d done their jobs, you had done yours

You were never much for small talk

And when you hit the atmosphere, flames they were everywhere

Did you wonder if you’d make it through

And when you hit the water out in the Pacific

You were just a speck in the blue

But still glorious, beautiful, silent and sad

You had the view no one else had

When you headed back to the place you called home

Did everything look out of place

Did you miss Tranquility Base…

Did you leave something up there, do you want to go back

Do you miss Tranquility Base

Do you miss Tranquility Base