A Libertarian Discourse regarding the Utilitarian Justification of increased Space Flight.

("Space and Freedom")

Words and Music © 31 May 2004 by Mark E. Horning

Time 4/4 (6/8?); rollicking

Chorus:

Am G Am G Am G Am

Cast off your shackles down below, join us on orbit here.

F Am G E

Where freedom's no illusion, it's just as it appears.

Am G Am G G E

No tax to pay, no laws to break, no governments to fear

Am G Am G Am Em Am

"Space and Freedom" is the cry of the "Kings of the High Frontier"

Am Am G

Space and Freedom (Space and Freedom)

Am Am Em

Space and Freedom (Space and Freedom)

Am G Am G Am Em Am

"Space and Freedom" is the cry of the "Kings of the High Frontier"

Am G Am G Am G Am

At the dawn of space flight, the government took charge

F Am G E

and spent uncounted dollars, to promise us the stars

Am G Am G Am Am E

but after several decades , well we had to face the facts

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it was really just a bureaucratic full employment act

They called us all delusional, they called us nuts and fools,

To try to build a space program with private funds and tools.

But we didn't use exotic parts, or lots of fancy stuff

Nor gold plate every part to death, just built them good enough.

Chorus:

One man built a rocket plane, just like the X-15

only several meters longer to carry out his dream

and managed to reach orbit with a fuel reserve to spare.

and now they're building rocket ships, and spaceports everywhere

Am G Am G Am G Am

Another built a winged craft, that flies beyond the sky

F Am G E

with turbojets for when she's low and rockets when she's high,

Am G A G Am Am E

but it's cheap enough to operate, the engines fire and flame.

Am G Am G Am Em Am

For her jets burn good old JP-4, and her rockets burn the same.

Chorus:

So travel up to orbit where man's dreams are bought and sold,

We've never had a central bank so our money's good as Gold.

Where you'll never fear the tax man's bite, will steal your labor's fruit,

we threw the last one out a lock, without a vacuum suit.

We own the highest orbits, from GEO to L5

We have the highest living wage of anyone alive

and no one dare attack us, for we have the highest ground.

that ever has existed, or ever could be found.

Final Chorus:

Am G Am G Am G Am

Cast off your shackles down below, join us on orbit here.

F Am G E

Where freedom's no illusion, it's just as it appears.

Am G Am G G E

No tax to pay, no laws to break, no governments to fear

Am G Am G Am Em Am

"Space and Freedom" is the cry of the "Kings of the High Frontier"

Am Am G

Space and Freedom (Space and Freedom)

Am Am Em

Space and Freedom (Space and Freedom)

Am G Am G Am Em Am

"Space and Freedom" is the cry of the "Kings of the High Frontier"

Am Am G

Space and Freedom (Space and Freedom)

Am Am Em

Space and Freedom (Space and Freedom)

Am G Am G Am Em Am

"Space and Freedom" is the cry of the "Kings of the High Frontier"