Life is Like a Rocket

Music Influence:

Kenny Rogers "The Gambler", Paul Simon's "The Boxer"

Content influence:'

Mickey Rourke on Jimmy Kimmel

David Letterman's tribute to 

Robbin Williams

Life is not a box of chocolates

It's more like a rocket

It takes all your strength

Getting off the ground

And just when you get going

Start to feeling good

Someone comes around again

And knocks you right back down

The next time that this happens

Remember what they said:

You hit the ball like Mickey Mantel

You come back like Mickey Rourke

Come back Commerce Comet

The whole world's missing Mork

Mend your friendships

Mend your fences

Strengthen your defenses

Batten down the hatches

And sail in to the storm

Don't go picking fights

Pick the battles you can win

Pick the friends that you can count on

Time and time again

Life is like a yo-yo

Going north and going south

Now he is back, no one throws

A punch at Mickey's mouth

You're a boxer, you're a fighter

You're a wrestler, you're all right dear

You don't just lie there,

You get up off the ground

You only throw a punch

When you don't have a line

You crawl back inch by inch

Now your star is shining

We're missing Mickey Mantle

The whole world's missing Mork

We need more comeback kids

So thank you Mickey Rourke

Life is not a box chocolates

Life's not that sweet

Life's a lot about 

Getting on your feet

Life's a one way ticket

No refunds or exchanges

The best that you can do 

Is make it back by making changes

Life's a one way road 

Uphill all the way

Life is rough but 

Comebacks come to stay

Life is like a rocket

Flying to the moon

If you ain't there yet

You'll get there soon

Once you get into the sky

You let that rocket fly!