Satellite Sky Songtext
von Mark Heard

Why do I lie awake at night
Think back just as far as I can
And hear the sound of my father′s laugh outdoors
And thought of Sputnik in free flight
Before I could fashion my poverty
Before I distrusted the night
I must have known something
I must have known something
Those were the times I lived for tonight
Why why why
I say why, mama, why
Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
Underneath the satellite sky
Why why why
I say why, mama, why
Why can′t I sleep in peace tonight
Underneath the satellite sky
It can't be easy for my children
I'm hollow before my time
It looks like a desert here to me


Where is the promise of youth for my child
Where are the faraway kingdoms of dreams
Been to the moon and there′s trouble at home
They vanished in the mist of St. Nicholas
They lie scattered in the ghettos and the war zones
Why why why
I say why, mama, why
Why can′t I sleep in peace tonight
Underneath the satellite sky
Why why why
I say why, mama, why
Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
Underneath the satellite sky
I want to stand out in the middle of the street
And listen to the stars
I want to hear their sweet voices
I want to feel the big bang rattle my bones
I want to laugh with my children
I want the spark to ignite
Before they find out what it′s like
To be born into these times
Why why why
I say why, mama, why
Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
Underneath the satellite sky
Why why why
I say why, mama, why
Why can′t I sleep in peace tonight
Underneath the satellite sky