Lyrics

TICKET TO THE MILKY WAY

I was in a local establishment
When I happened to hear a strange argument
Somebody said ain’t it a shame
We’re all going to drown and global warming’s to blame

Somebody else said you’re all wet
We ain’t gonna drown we’re going to burn I bet
Earth gettin’ hotter and fires spreadin’ wide
We’ll be wiped out we’ll be cooked we’ll be fried

Well you couldn’t be wrong-er said another man
There’s an ice age coming as fast as it can
A sudden glacier going to take us down
Gonna to make this world so cold and smooth and round

Well they had a laugh and they had a drink
They turned to the bartender and said what do you think
She was kind of quiet she was sort of plain She’d lost her husband in Afghanistan

Nobody ever hit on her they seemed to understand
She wore his metal around her neck
He was her only man

And she said
In the west you’ll burn
In the east you’ll drown
And everywhere else ice will mow you down

But I-I-I’m not gonna choose I-I-I’m not gonna pick it
‘Cause I bought myself a special ticket

I’m going out into the Milky Way
There are eight point eight billion planets our size they say
Not too hot not too cold
I’m gonna find one I can run my way

I wouldn’t mind a friendly dinosaur or a thatched roof hut on a golden shore
There will be no factories there will be no war

I-I-I’m going out into the Milky Way I-I-I’m going out into the Milky Way

Well the next thing they knew there appeared a strange light
She walked out in a trance went out of sight
They all chased after her and looked at the sky
They heard a loud whirring and they waved bye bye

And a little voice came back to them as they stood in the dark starry night

I-I-I’m going out into the Milky Way
I-I-I will be back for you some day
I-I-I’m going out into the Milky Way