Just what the hell has happened here Smelling smoke Must be burning up the atmosphere Am I lost, have I found the right place to be Better run, better clear, better be outta my way I'm comin' down and I'm hot Yeah I'm hot like the sun, man I'm not of this earth Yeah I'm somethin' to see I slowly touch down on the planet I'm the alien Could be some trouble up ahead Just got in today, landed in the USA Hitched a ride on a rocket from the Milky Way Just got in today, don't know if I want to stay Think I'm gonna shoot back home Like a cosmic ray, oh yeah, oh yeah They'll never take me alive They'll never take me alive Now they're making me a cover boy Standing in the aisles in the supermarket tabloids Check it out, checking in With inquiring minds need to know everything Like how did I get here Where will I go Is he red, is he white or a six foot negro Afrodite The CIA has got a file on everything I've done Take me to my friends in Hanger 51 Just got in today, landed in the USA Hitched a ride on a rocket from the Milky Way Just got in to town, wanna take a look around Just arrived but I don't think I want to stay, oh no, oh no They'll never take me alive They'll never take me alive I don't have a phone card to call home They want to take me as a specimen Dry me out, ground me into vitamins Oh my God, maybe I am the cure My future here it doesn't look too bright to me I know today I gotta leave and be free, be free Just got in today, landed in the USA Hitched a ride on a rocket from the Milky Way Just got into town, wanna take a look around I just arrived but don't think I want to stay Just got in today (just got in today) Welcome to the USA (welcome to the USA) Think I'm gonna shoot back home, like a cosmic ray They'll never take me alive, they'll never take me alive