[Verse 1] Tubesteak in a jumpsuit Coffee in a cracked tin cup Checklist scribbled on a napkin Says “don’t you dare look down” Flew scrap cans for the Union Cheap pay, bright dead stars Dog tags in the rearview Burn marks on the bars [Chorus] I was a rocket man in borrowed sky Just a call sign chasing high Now I’m riding out to Respawn Ranch Where the ghosts line up for a second chance I was a rocket man, burned my wings Trading orbit for dust and rings Now I’m cashin’ bounties out past the fence Respawn Ranch and the consequence (oh yeah) [Verse 2] First day at the ranch gate Dust on the old airlock Cowbots in the paddock Rust halos ’round their clocks Private badge on the flak vest Name patch crooked, still warm Contract ink on my fingers Still smell the last big storm [Chorus] I was a rocket man in borrowed sky Just a call sign chasing high Now I’m riding out to Respawn Ranch Where the ghosts line up for a second chance I was a rocket man, burned my wings Trading orbit for dust and rings Now I’m cashin’ bounties out past the fence Respawn Ranch and the consequence (hey) [Bridge] UEE dreams in a cheap motel Woke up with sand in my teeth Guess some men marry the vacuum Some of us marry the heat If I go out in a crossfire Tag me, send me home To that ranch at the rim of nowhere Where dead stars come to roam (woah)
