Viva Opportunity

I used to rove this world
I would go when NASA gave the word
Now I spend all of my days alone              
Stuck on the planet I used to roam 

I used to roll my wheels                                   
Exploring anywhere that appeals
Listen as the crowd would cheer                      
We’re rooting for you, there’s no need for fear

One minute I held the keys                                 
Making scientific discoveries
Then something happened I couldn’t withstand           
Thanks clouds of dust and piles of sand

I hear those satellite signals pinging               
The sound of a new lonely sol beginning    
I used to do science, exciting and grand  
NASA’s explorer in a foreign land
For some reason I can’t explain                       
That time has now gone by, at least Spirit’s here with me                                                                  The rover Opportunity

It was a wicked and wild wind                           
Blew over the dust that locked me in
Need solar power that never comes       
JPL couldn’t believe how quiet I’d become

JPL tried to wake                                           
Me with new songs every day
Just a rover waiting all alone                         
Oh, will somebody please take me home?

I hear those satellite signals pinging               
The sound of a new lonely sol beginning    
I used to do science, exciting and grand                    
NASA’s explorer in a foreign land                        
For some reason I can’t explain
Living on Mars now causes me pain                             
At least Spirit’s here with me
The rover Opportunity

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I hear those satellite signals pinging               
The sound of a new lonely sol beginning    
I used to do science, exciting and grand  
NASA’s explorer in a foreign land
For some reason I can’t explain                       
Living on Mars now causes me pain
At least Spirit’s here with me                                              
The rover Opportunity