OFF TO OUTER SPACE

TOMORROW MORNING
You can start the Count Down, you can tae a !ast !oo"
You can #ass $e $y he!$et %ro$ &ts #!ast&c hoo"
You can cross out $y na$e &n the te!e#hone 'oo (
For I)$ o* to Outer S#ace to$orrow $orn&n+,
There won)t 'e any ca!en-ar, there won)t 'e any c!oc"
Day!&+ht w&!! 'e on the sw&tch an- w&nter un-er !oc,
I)!! -o.e when I)$ s!ee#y an- wae w&thout a noc (
For I)$ o* to Outer S#ace to$orrow $orn&n+,
I)!! 'e wr&t&n+ no !etters" I)!! 'e #ost&n+ no $a&!,
For w&th no'o-y to /&s&t $e an- not a %r&en- &n ha&!,
In so!&t)ry con0ne$ent as co$#!ete as any +ao!
I)!! 'e o* to Outer S#ace to$orrow $orn&n+,
When $y ca#su!e -oor &s sea!e- an- $y s#ace12&+ht has 'e+un,
W&th the teacu#s c&rc!&n+ roun- $e !&e the #!anets roun- the sun,
I)!! 'e centre o% $y +ra/&ty, a un&/erse o% one,
Sett&n+ o* to Outer S#ace to$orrow $orn&n+,
You can watch on te!e/&s&on an- %o!!ow %ro$ a%ar,
Trac&n+ throu+h your te!esco#e $y u#war- shoot&n+ star,
3ut you nee-n)t th&n I)!! +&/e a -a$n %or you or what you are
When I)$ o* to Outer S#ace to$orrow $orn&n+,
An- when the rocets thrust $e on $y trans1+a!act&c ho#,
W&th twenty hun-re- !&+ht1years 'e%ore the 0rst sto#,
Then you an- e/ery sou! on earth can +o an- '!ow your to# (
For I)$ o* to Outer S#ace to$orrow $orn&n+,
1 Nor$an N&cho!son