October Sky

There’s tears in my eyes
but you can’t see,
because they’re in the October sky

I’ve got dreams so fine
but daddy can’t see,
that they’re in the October sky

coal mining and rocket flying
one blows up, the other comes down
do I have the courage to stand my ground?
do I fight this fate or do I make my daddy proud?

October sky is so open for me
one day he will truly love me
he’ll look up and I’ll be there, somewhere high in the October sky

I want to soar high
even with this fear in me,
like the rocket in the October sky

I always have to try
even if no one understands me,
just like the rocket in the October sky

dirt shoveling and math puzzling
one makes you strong, the other one smart
can I find the answer to make up equal parts?
do I follow his footsteps, tell me, do I listen to my heart?

October sky is so open for me
one day daddy’s gonna truly love me
he’ll look-up and I’ll be there, up in the October sky

I got it in me to be somebody in this world full of greed
Only when I fly will I find all the help that I need

He taught me how to be the only kind of man I know
Others can have their stars, but in him I have a hero

October sky is so open for me
one day he will truly love me
when he looks up, I’ll be there, somewhere high in the October sky