Lovely Navigator

If I built a rocket in the garden A budget way of public travelling Maybe there's a vacancy at NASA with a salary For singers losing confidence to sing And I scavenged for fuel for ideal velocity 50 miles up I earned my wings I built a helmet from an unused fishbowl And a duvet for my parachute landing I promise that I won't be gone for too long I just want to feel the loss of gravity Is there any way to feel this weightless Without a ticket to Israel And go and swim in the Dead Sea So I built a rocket in the garden And I scheduled the launch for Sunday eve Experience one beautiful orbit With the optimism that I'd still make it home for tea If all goes well I'll be the first of many Pioneers of DIY astronomy Adventurers of the great beyond I can hear the slogan in the song The sky's no limit for me I think I need to build a bigger rocket One with a second seat right next to me You can be my lovely navigator And I can offer you the world for free