Light Years From Home lyrics

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