Sitting up here watching all the lights blink down below. The earth is turning, why does it go so slow? Thinking about the girl I left behind Houston can you hear me, or have I lost my mind? Why me? Why me? I was waiting on the pad, all systems were go The man up in the tower was enjoying the show Then I got this feeling that I never had before Hey let me out of here, what am I here for? Why me? Why me? There must be a thousand other guys Must be some other way to look good in your eyes Why am I up here? What do they see in me? Must be one thousand other places to be Why me? The last man to be here was never heard from again He won't be back this way till 2010 Now I'm riding on a fountain of fire With my back to the earth, I go higher and higher Why me? Why me? There must be a thousand other guys Must be some other way to look good in your eyes Why am I up here? What do they see in me? Must be one thousand other places to be Why me? Why me? Take anyone but me. Why me? Take anyone but me. Why me?