Mercury Rising

Her mother named her Jupiter She had never, ever seen the stars And we were urban astronauts (And we were urban astronauts) With a spaceship that couldn't take us that far But were allowed to dream though right? But were allowed to dream though right? Whoever said the sky was the limit Wasn't living where I was living Whoever said the sky was the limit Wasn't living where I was living (Whoever said the sky was the limit Wasn't living where I was living Whoever said the sky was the limit Wasn't living where I was living) His father named him Mercury He always wanted to be a star So he started selling moonrocks Cause they said it was never in his cosmic cards Yeah (Ain't it all what it is till it ain't what it is when broke at the break of dawn) His astro van had bullet holes, windows, he tinted those Depression was clinical, income was critical (Ain't it all what it is till it ain't what it is when broke at the break of dawn) They just want a trip to the heavens They'll go to hell just to get to it They just want a trip to the heavens They go thru hell just to get to it We're all just restless dreamers, waiting for the launch Rocket ships race across the sky, they said they'll come We're all just restless dreamers, waiting for the launch If Astronauts landed here, how come we've never seen one