The Last American Hero

This is a celebration
One man who’d dedicate
His whole life for
Whole life for this day
Part of a federation
He’d fly and navigate
His whole life for
Whole life for this day
He told his bride
He would save her from boredom
Got in a rocket, flew it supersonic
It was a war
Screaming through the skies
He flew at speed
A budding man
Fighting with his head
Still full of dreams
When things changed
He found he had to go to war again
As a marine his battle was
With him and his machine
Of all the medals on his chest
It was freedom he loved best
As the ground went racing by
He saw stardust in the sky
This is a celebration
One man who’d dedicate
His whole life for
Whole life for this day
Part of a federation
He’d fly and navigate
His whole life for
Whole life for this day
He told his bride
He would save her from boredom
Got in a rocket, flew it supersonic
Dined with kinds
Counselled presidents
Who became friends
Schools and streets
Named to his success
Was there no end?
Then it came
Victory seems to fleeting
When we fall
Not for him
Once again, the rocket
Was his call
As he orbited the earth
Light particles dispersed
When our hero finally died
They found stardust in his eyes
(x2) This is a celebration
One man who’d dedicate
His whole life for
Whole life for this day
Part of a federation
He’d fly and navigate
His whole life for
Whole life for this day
He told his bride
He would save her from boredom
Got in a rocket, flew it supersonic
(x3) This is a celebration
Whole life for
Whole life for this day