Everyman - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

I've never left this Earth; I've never seen the stars;

I've never had the chance to journey to the Moon or Mars;

My name will never be recalled in books of history

But by God, I know that those who did could not have without me!

For I'm the man who took up tools, and laid out the designs

Of starships: I'm the one who built their sleek and burnished lines

I'm Every Man who ever fashioned cold refined steel

Into the dreams of spaceflight: I'm the one who made them real

I'll never know the thrilling pain of blasting into space;

I'll never know what mysteries lie in some unearthly place;

I'll never see new stars be born, or watch the old ones die;

I'll never hear a child from an alien planet cry

But I'm the man who took up tools, and laid out the designs

Of starships: I'm the one who built their sleek and burnished lines

I'm Every Man who ever fashioned cold refined steel

Into the dreams of spaceflight: I'm the one who made them real

I wonder what it feels like to dance without the ties

Of gravity upon me, though I'll never get to try

But I have satisfaction knowing that I had a role

In giving those who could a chance to reach that final goal

For I'm the man who took up tools, and laid out the designs

Of starships: I'm the one who built their sleek and burnished lines

I'm Every Man who ever fashioned cold refined steel

Into the dreams of spaceflight: I'm the one who made them real

I'm the one who made them real