The Earth is Home No More

from Space & Freedom by Mark Horning

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Inspired by the Roman Centurion's Song by Kipling
Based on one of my short stories. How different is the future engineer from Kipling's centurion?

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Twenty years ago you sent me to this barren airless land
and we've built a thriving colony from Lunar rock and sand
I helped to build a city grand, beneath this glass-steel dome
and now you say my work is done, its time for going home

Chorus:
--The Earth is home no more
--No your Earth is my home no more

Here's where I raised a family, and where my friends are near
A man learns what's important when he lives on the frontier
We may not have your luxuries, or many fancy things
But I've seen my children flying free on human powered wings

You've never seen the stars above, a river made of light
Nor seen the shadows down below, pure black on brilliant white
And thought the Earth is beautiful, I must again repeat,
I'd rather see it in my sky than just beneath my feet.

I've buried several good friends here, for the moon is harsh and cold
And now you claim it's time to go, now that I'm growing old.
That new worlds call for younger hands, to serve your bottom line,
Well, I might be slower than I was but my skills are sharp and fine

The rockets leave the landing pad for earth each week or so,
But I won't be on the manifest you can not make me go.
My skills are valued on the Moon; I'm a damn fine engineer,
I'm staying put. I won’t relent. I know my home is here.

It is the risk explores take, when they build a world anew
And in every generation there exist a hardy few
Who've learned to love the land they built, so as in years before
My home I built on lunar soil. The Earth is home no more.

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from Space & Freedom, released June 4, 2009
Words and Music: Mark E. Horning

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