AstroCappella: Wolf 359

Music and Lyrics by John Meyer


Hey man, whatcha doin' today
I'm gettin' in my rocket and I'm flyin' away
This planet Earth is much too small for me
So I'm headin' to the stars to see what's there for me

To the stars ooo ooo I'm flyin' away
To the stars ooo ooo I'm leavin' today
ooo ooo ooo 

The first star from Earth is our big yellow Sun
At ninety three million miles it is the closest one
And at 6000 K it's pretty hot stuff 
But this just won't do, it's not quite far enough 

To the stars ooo ooo I'm not gonna stay
To the stars ooo ooo I'm flyin' further away
ooo ooo ooo

It's Alpha Centauri that's the next one I see
And at 4.3 light years it's a system of three
We think one of those stars is just like our Sun
But maybe someone lives there, hey, that might be fun!
                        
To the stars ooo ooo I'm not gonna stay
To the stars ooo ooo I'm flyin' further away
ooo ooo ooo
                        
As I speed in my craft and I'm shifting my gears
I see Barnard's Star out here at six light years
It's a dim red dwarf, though not its claim of worth
It's the fastest star we know and it's moving toward Earth
                        
To the stars ooo ooo I'm not gonna stay                        
To the stars ooo ooo I'm flyin' further away
ooo ooo ooo

The next star out on this trek of mine 
Is another red dwarf - Wolf 359

It's extremely dim and it's not very hot
It's also nice and small, I think I've found my spot

It's a comfortable orbit I'm in
I'll make like a planet and spin
I'm glad I finally found this place
Now I have my own time and space
Now I have my own time and space
ooo ooo ooo