DESCRIPTION:
Thanks to the Guthro, Mackinnon and Stone families for providing video footage.
Edited by Jenni Welsh


Lyrics:
All I ever wanted to be was an astronaut
Before this so-called life got in the way
Eight miles high, I turn the light switch off
And laugh at all the games I used to play

I had a dream when I was seven
Secret door at the back of heaven
I woke up the second I walked in
Over time the dream got old and faded
Everything just gets so complicated

I watched them send the rocket up in Florida
And everybody cheered and waved goodbye
I imagined it was me up in the captain's chair
Leaving laws of gravity behind

And now the weight is heavy on my shoulders
Nine to five, I'm getting older
Truth be told, it really ain't that bad
Over time the dream got old and faded
Everything just gets so complicated

All I ever wanted to be was an astronaut
I guess it's a little late for that right now
I get up every morning just to punch the clock
And take the number eighty bus cross town

I try my best not to regret it
Most of the time I just forget it
Maybe another place, another time
'Cause after all the dream got old and faded
Everything just gets so complicated

All I ever wanted to be was an astronaut