Moxy Frã¼vous Laika Lyrics

Laika Lyrics

(Mike)

When I was 3, my mother said to me

Eat up your greens and say your grace

While on TV they put a dog in space

And left her there... you shoulda seen her face



(Mike)

When I was 5, the dream was still alive

And Walter Cronkite said: "One day we'll earn our daily bread

Conducting things in outer space"

But still on earth I thrive... and you pretend I'm not alive



(All)

And walk by with my substitute

(Mike through distortion)

While I fasten the oxygen valve

On my space suit



(Mike)

When I was 8, we shared a cloakrack - it was great

And I pretended I had so much on my plate

I had a speech to write, about moonshot trajectory

And during phonics class, perfected my delivery



(All)

Now the band's playing "Hail to the Chief"

(Mike through distortion)

While my capsule's out floating by some

Tropical reef



(Mike)

all the experts can agree on



(All)

regarding your motives

in the cape canaveral crash... 

is that they know nothing



(Jian, Mike, & Dave alternate the following lines)

it puzzles me so...

it puzzles me so...

it puzzles me so...



(Mike)

Now I'm full grown, and I've a spacecraft of my own

But there you sit, still upon your Earthly throne

Hey darling, throw this space-pup a bone

Don't touch that dial, don't hang up that phone



[The following section is repeated several times, ending the tune]



(Jian & Dave)

Band's playin' hail to the chief

(Murray)

It puzzles me so...

(Mike)

Don't hang up that phone





From the Liner:

(Mike-lead vocal, acoustic guitar; Murray-vocals, bass; Jean-vocals, conga,
wooden door percussion; Dave-vocals, electric guitar)