The earth gets smaller with everything i see A technicolor picture on a black and white screen There's a blackout on the ground But an energy above the trees Just past the edge of sound So climb the ladder with me Wanderer, survey the shrinking globe All your troubles seem smaller The farther you go Wanderer, never coming home All your troubles seem smaller The farther you go Shed the dead weight Flight will follow From the island that world will surely swallow Falling our of orbit My thoughts scrambled and distorted Sailing through space in a panic To escape the static Escape the static Wanderer, survey the shrinking globe All your troubles seem smaller The farther you go Wanderer, never coming home All your troubles seem smaller The farther you go How clear is the air up there Breathe easy Breathe easy as you leave the atmosphere Breathe easy