Highwind

"Captain? I'm the Captain."

I'll take you to the heavens high,
I am an engineer.
I rule the great and boundless sky,
I am the rocketeer.

I smoke, I fly, I drink my tea,
For, goddamn, it is right!
From blue horizons to the sea,
On wings of steel I'll fight.

I dreamt of endless, far-off space
And crashed towards the ground.
I've lost my hope, my love, my face,
But iron grit I've found.

My props are spinning in the air
In tempest, storm and squall.
Above the valley of despair
I'm ready for a brawl.

My airship is my shield and sword,
My engine and my fuel,
So have no fear and hop aboard,
Drink up and keep your cool.