Light Years From Home

Light years and light years from home

Light years and light years from home

In the arctic sea, there lives a whale

The oldest whale on earth

His hide's tattooed with scars from the harpoon

He's more afraid than angry

But you know for what it's worth,

I'll bet he prays the starships will come soon

In the land down under, an aborigine

Stares into the beep blue vault of space

He wanders in the dreamtime

Communing with the stars

They tell him it's high time to leave this place

'cause out beyond the pleiades

Behind the warmest stars

There are places free and lovely

Where the other brothers are

And they know we're out here tryin'

To make it on our own

Light years and light years from home

Light years and light years from home

They say old jack's gone crazy

But he's planned well for the trip

In that little airstream trailer all alone

Way out in nevada waiting for the mothership

He says they're gonna' come and take him home

And somewhere on some quiet night

A strange light will appear

That moves like nothing ever made by man

And even though it scares me

I hope that i'm still here

The day the mighty starships come to land

'cause out beyond the pleiades

Behind the warmest stars

There are places free and lovely

Where the other brothers are

And they know we're out here tryin'

To make it on our own

Light years and light years from home

Light years and light years from home