Finish the lyric from 'Rocket Man': 'And I think it's gonna be a long, long time, 'til touchdown brings me round again to find...'

The lyric is completed by “I’m not the man they think I am at home” in Elton John’s “Rocket Man.”

Released in 1972, the song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Taupin’s lyrics portray an astronaut traveling alone and reflecting on distance, identity, and domestic separation. The narrator’s public role as a space traveler contrasts with the private person expected by people at home.

The song’s subtitle, “I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time,” comes from its opening refrain. Elton John’s recording is built around piano, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, and atmospheric production.

“Rocket Man” is often associated with the Apollo era, but it was not written as a direct account of a specific mission. Its emotional story is fictional and focuses more on isolation than on technical spaceflight.