See the friends I made and I were different from the rest Though in the school playground is where the xxxx starts to show The other kids would play He-Man, and GI Joe But why they aspired to be GI Joe I just didnt know It was kinda clear right then there were strangers within us We're more like you be Charles Mingus, I'll be sticky fingers I was a schoolboy standing in a schoolboy stance Gimmie some space to grow so I can try to advance
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut (x??)
Now just becuase I did not become an astronaut That does not mean I have failed, oh no no not at all It simply means the ambitions of the kids at school Can be restricted and a little one-dimensional We are encouraged to pick a job in which we see success Instead of thinking about what we really need for happiness And so our goal becomes our job title and anything less Is deemed a failure and for me this is quite hard to digest
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut Anything other than that is an afterthought
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut With a lot of good friends and a family to support When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut With no friends, other than the TV I bought
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut Married to the girl throughout my teens I have sought When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut Selling drugs on the side and not getting caught
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut Living out my life in a familiar haunt When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut Drained of all my life, looking tired and gaunt
When I grow up, I just want to roll From one experience to the next without having a goal When I grow up, I want to evolve Into a person not defined just by their job or their role When I grow up, I just want to roll From one experience to the next without having a goal When I grow up, I want to evolve Into a person not defined just by their job or their role