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rocket man?

what is the important message in the song "rocket man"?

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1. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and popularized by John. It is loosely based on the short story "The Rocket Man" in Ray Bradbury's book The Illustrated Man, and echoes the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song, "Space Oddity". Rocket Man first appeared on John's 1972 album Honky Château and became a hit single and popular album track, rising to #2 in the UK and #6 in the US. As Taupin once noted, "It became very popular among the listeners."
   
   
   
   The lyrics in the song, written by John's longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, describe a Mars-bound astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving his family in order to do his job. Musically, the song is a highly arranged pop ballad anchored by John's piano, with atmospheric texture added by synthesizer and processed slide guitar.
   
   
   
   "Rocket Man" was ranked #242 in the 2004 List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
   
   
   
   Another "Rocket Man" song (also based on Bradbury's short story) was released by the musical group Pearls Before Swine on their 1970 album The Use of Ashes. In an interview in Billboard magazine, Taupin acknowledged that the original Pearls Before Swine song, written by Tom Rapp, had been a direct inspiration for his own lyrics.
   
   
   
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   She packed my bags last night pre-flight
   
   Zero hour nine a.m.
   
   And i'm gonna be high as a kite by then
   
   I miss the earth so much i miss my wife
   
   It's lonely out in space
   
   On such a timeless flight
   
   
   
   And i think it's gonna be a long long time
   
   Till touch down brings me round again to find
   
   I'm not the man they think i am at home
   
   Oh no no no i'm a rocket man
   
   Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
   
   
   
   
   
   Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
   
   In fact it's cold as hell
   
   And there's no one there to raise them if you did
   
   And all this science i don't understand
   
   It's just my job five days a week
   
   A rocket man, a rocket man
2. The message:
   
   
   
   Even though things may seem like they are going to scar you for life, and hurt you forever, you eventually forget about them and go back to living your life.
   
   
   
   That's what it potrayed to me.