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Your Rocket Awaits

Words & Music © 2016 Jeffrey E. McCaskill. All Rights Reserved.

Mr. Bowie, to the boarding ramp, 
Your ship is set to go
And where it takes you I can't guess
But you must surely know.

You sang and danced your way through life
And into all our hearts
I wonder how we'll fare without
Your vision and your art. 

Your homage to the astronauts
Has now been sung in space
A fitting anthem for you now
As you depart this place.

It's said that we're all stardust
And to stardust we'll return
No sad goodbyes are called for then
We'll watch your rocket burn. 

And trust it carries you somewhere
Your soul has longed to see
I hope that when my time, it comes, 
You'll set a course for me. 

'Cause you would make the finest guide
For what's in store out there
I'd love to sit and talk awhile
Imagine what we'd share.
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