Rocket to the Moon

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, he bumped into her cutting in line At the local five and dime It was a hot, small town day Excused himself politely and asked her name And she told him As they started out towards the parking lot together As they walked they talked about how long the summer seemed Especially for her, see, she was just a working girl You know, day in, day out, nine to five, same old, same old But he - he was a college boy and he couldn't wait to get through 'Cause he'd have his degree, yeah Well when they got to her car She opened up the back, threw her bags in And realized he was still talking about school His school - hmmm Well she didn't get a word in edgewise As to what she was doing for a job that summer But she didn't want to be rude, either, 'cause he seemed so nice So to hold up her end of the conversation You know, keep things moving She thought she'd ask him What he planned to with his degree when he was through And this is what he told her He said [Chorus] "I can send a rocket to the moon I can turn atoms into hot and blinding light I can put a satellite into space above As as soon as I do that I'm gonna find a little time for love." [Verse 2] Well they were married one year later on the 25th of June There was rice, champagne, violins, and a two-week honeymoon And then the years went by There were diapers to change, lunches to make And a PTA meeting every third Tuesday night, mmm hmm With the kids back in school and him hardly ever home She thought this might be a nice time for her To pick up a part-time job of her own Or, or maybe she'd go back to school herself Oh she got so excited by the prospect She picked up all the forms Called him up at work just to see what he thought, well [Bridge] He made the bombs bursting in the air She made sure his shirts were always there Ironed pressed and cleaned "There's no need for you to work or go back to school" he said "I'm doing everything for both for us 'Cause it's a real important job I do" [Chorus] I can send a rocket to the moon I can turn atoms into hot and blinding light I can put a satellite into space above As as soon as I do that I'm gonna find a little time for love Yeah, find that little bit of time [Verse 3] Well he called her up one morning To remind her to pick up his shirts at the cleaners And she sounded a little bit preoccupied So he asked her, "Honey, what's going on?" She said, "Nothing much I'm just doing a little painting with some friends." "Oh how nice, she's got a hobby." Later that afternoon he got a call from downstairs It was his boss saying, "Man, you better get down here 'Cause there's a bunch of peach marchers outside And they got signs in hand You're gonna have to come out and have 'em removed, arrested Make a statement too, see" [Bridge] He made the bombs bursting in the air She made sure his shirts were always there Ironed pressed and cleaned As he stepped up to speak, he saw her standing there As she stepped into the police wagon She held up her sign, and it said [Chorus] You can send a rocket to the moon, yes you can You can turn atoms into hot and blinding light You can put a satellite into space above Well if you can do all that then you can Find a little time for it If we can send a rocket to the moon, yes If we can turn atoms into hot and blinding light If we can put a satellite into space above Well if we can do all that then we can Find a little time for love Find