"You've been packing your bags for the tenth time
You've been up on the roof again
And you're biding your time but it's all right; they're coming any week now
Left behind by the mothership; they're our only real friends"
Saying that he's been packing his bags, and waiting on the roof for the mothership to come take him away.
"In a town where everyone will kick and scream
And come to the same conclusion every time
Time to realize you were never on the team"
Refers to the fact that he is regarded as crazy by the rest of the population, and that he never played on the "sane" team.
It's about the British historian Harold T. Wilkins, satirizing his fascination with flying saucers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_T._Wilkins
"You've been packing your bags for the tenth time You've been up on the roof again And you're biding your time but it's all right; they're coming any week now Left behind by the mothership; they're our only real friends"
Saying that he's been packing his bags, and waiting on the roof for the mothership to come take him away.
"In a town where everyone will kick and scream And come to the same conclusion every time Time to realize you were never on the team"
Refers to the fact that he is regarded as crazy by the rest of the population, and that he never played on the "sane" team.