[Jayy Lee]
[Verse 1]
You know it all started out with the cold war
Pertaining far, amongst the stars, cuz they all saw the light
Like, there had to be something greater
Just a higher power, so we towered higher'
Tryna be the first to space, racing rockets
With the thirst for knowledge
But really mostly power, pioneering efforts
Just to step foot up off this earth
For the first time on this surface
Tryna do it with a purpose 'cuz
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It's just those damn soviets with their sputnik (1)
It's just those damn soviets with their sputnik (1)
It's just those damn soviets with their sputnik (1)
It's just those damn soviets with their sputnik
Tryna get into space quick, but the USA won (but the usa won)
[Verse 2]
'cuz if u count technicalities
Gagarin didn't land his craft safe
So the USA started mercury
In the early 60s JFK launched the moon race
Lacking trust, so these nations went their own ways
The US had Apollo 8 (11), reaching out for heaven in
With one small step for a man
One giant leap for mankind
Buzz and Collins not too far behind
And in time, the whole world would follow suit like
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[Speaking]
On July 16, at exactly 9:32 a.m., the Saturn V rocket serial number sa-506
Lifted from the launch complex 39a at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida
With Apollo 11 on board. The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael
Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the first men on the moon
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