Rocket Man Crazy

That freakin' car commercial on TV that has Elton John's Rocket Man playing in the background has been driving me crazy - especially the part where the guy sings "...burning out his fuse up here alone" and his lady repeats the line while giving him that "are you crazy look" that most any guy is very familiar with. I am surprised she didn't "poof! and eye roll" too.

Lord knows I've seen that before.

So what do you think music fans? Is that really a line from the song, or is the guy just being creative?

She packed my bags last night pre-flight

Zero hour nine a.m.

And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then

I miss the earth so much I miss my wife

It's lonely out in space

On such a timeless flight

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

Till touch down brings me round again to find

I'm not the man they think I am at home

Oh no no no I'm a rocket man

Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids

In fact it's cold as hell

And there's no one there to raise them if you did

And all this science I don't understand

It's just my job five days a week

A rocket man, a rocket man

And I think it's gonna be a long long time...

Original recording of Rocket Man on Honky Château.