LIFE ON MARS II They told me New York's burning From the inside out again And the sky is falling faster than predicted So before the earth stops turning And the crazies shout amen Can't we simply say the dream is now afflicted Can't you give me just a moment to adjust my waning smile Can't you hold my hand before we leave this sphere I've had nightmares bout this exodus since I was just a child Can we be here in this stillness feeling mere They said that California's just a broken shard of land And that Tokyo's buried deep beneath the sea I hate to say I warned you with the end so out of hand And The Human Race returning to the trees Can't you give me just a moment to wash wishes from my eyes Can't you wrap me up in something safe and warm There's only minutes left before it all just f**ing dies Can't we stir and rage and scream and be the storm Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars They used to say the worm would turn They used to say the world was flat I only listened long enough to shake my head We used to teach the things we learned We used to know what k**ed the cat Now the mission seems to be forget the dead Can't we wonder how it's possible to be so smart and blind Can't you show me how we strayed so far from home There's a song you used to sing me that I wish were only mine Is it somewhere fused inside these chromosomes Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars Can't be blue when I'm here with you Must be true that there's Life on Mars