(Verse 1)
Out here on the edge of the galaxy’s arm,
In my rusted spaceship, away from the farm.
I’m missing that old Earth, its green and its blue,
But the stars out here sparkle like morning dew.
(Chorus)
I’ve got stars in my whiskey, and tears in my eye,
Drifting through the cosmos, under the infinite sky.
Missing my home, where the red rivers flow,
Out here in the stars, with nowhere to go.
(Verse 2)
I dance with comets, race with the moon,
Sing to the void, out of tune.
I dream of cornfields and that sweet country song,
But the universe is vast, and the nights are long.
(Chorus)
Stars in my whiskey, a heart full of ache,
Wandering the heavens, for my old love’s sake.
Under the glow of the distant sun’s light,
I’m a space cowboy, lost in the night.
(Bridge)
Met a Martian girl with eyes like fire,
She mended my heart, filled me with desire.
But Earth’s sweet memories, they call me back,
To the old wooden porch, the long dirt track.
(Chorus)
With stars in my whiskey, and dreams in my head,
I think of Earth as I float in my bed.
The galaxy’s wide, but my heart’s still there,
In the sweet country air, without a care.
(Outro)
So I’ll keep drifting, with my space-bound blues,
Chasing the horizon, in my rocket shoes.
But no matter how far, or where I roam,
My country heart still calls for home.
Yeah the chorus seems to have the same structure as the verse, and it changes the lyrics of the chorus each time. You’d sing the same chorus each time, maybe extending it the second or third time through.
I just meant it doesn’t fit the chorus in “Drops Of Jupiter.” Some variation is valid - like “What’s My Age Again.” Or for an example at least this extreme, “One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies.
I was meaning more the overall concept of the lyrics. “Since her return from her stay on the moon.” etc. Where the rhyming scheme of various space words was more important than their actual meaning.
Sure, here’s a sci-fi space-themed country song:
“Stars in My Whiskey”
(Verse 1) Out here on the edge of the galaxy’s arm, In my rusted spaceship, away from the farm. I’m missing that old Earth, its green and its blue, But the stars out here sparkle like morning dew.
(Chorus) I’ve got stars in my whiskey, and tears in my eye, Drifting through the cosmos, under the infinite sky. Missing my home, where the red rivers flow, Out here in the stars, with nowhere to go.
(Verse 2) I dance with comets, race with the moon, Sing to the void, out of tune. I dream of cornfields and that sweet country song, But the universe is vast, and the nights are long.
(Chorus) Stars in my whiskey, a heart full of ache, Wandering the heavens, for my old love’s sake. Under the glow of the distant sun’s light, I’m a space cowboy, lost in the night.
(Bridge) Met a Martian girl with eyes like fire, She mended my heart, filled me with desire. But Earth’s sweet memories, they call me back, To the old wooden porch, the long dirt track.
(Chorus) With stars in my whiskey, and dreams in my head, I think of Earth as I float in my bed. The galaxy’s wide, but my heart’s still there, In the sweet country air, without a care.
(Outro) So I’ll keep drifting, with my space-bound blues, Chasing the horizon, in my rocket shoes. But no matter how far, or where I roam, My country heart still calls for home.
That’s exactly the content I expected, but with much better execution.
Follow-up question, what’s the space equivalent of a slide guitar? A theremin?
If that’s what’s going on in Goldfrapp’s “Pilots,” then absolutely.
Scansion needs tweaking in a few places, but that is not bad.
WAIT is this just redneckified Drops of Jupiter?
… as opposed to what?
Anyway the chorus doesn’t work. Otherwise: apt.
Yeah the chorus seems to have the same structure as the verse, and it changes the lyrics of the chorus each time. You’d sing the same chorus each time, maybe extending it the second or third time through.
I just meant it doesn’t fit the chorus in “Drops Of Jupiter.” Some variation is valid - like “What’s My Age Again.” Or for an example at least this extreme, “One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies.
I was meaning more the overall concept of the lyrics. “Since her return from her stay on the moon.” etc. Where the rhyming scheme of various space words was more important than their actual meaning.