Wil Wagner - Laika Lyrics

[Verse 1]From here in my cage, I see them make plansHear them reassure investors, shake presidents' handsThe men with machines put tubes into meThey measure my vital signs, my flight trajectoryThey taught me to sit, taught me to lie downTold me that a thousand years of wondering would end nowAnd they fed me my last meal, was the same as my firstFrom here in my cage, I watch the men work[Verse 2]And now it's a flurry of lab coats and hurryThey talk about budgets and taxpayers' moneyAnd I wag my tail and I be a good girlThey forgot to walk me this morningThey were too busy changing the worldAnd I'm out from my cage and I'm trying to be braveBut the men, they are sweating, and now they're injectingAnd as I awake, I'm shocked and amazedAt the sheer, crushing empty[Verse 3]And I look down on man's little EarthSitting there quietly, wondering what it's worthAnd I drift away, but that's okayThere's more room to play out here than back in my cage[Verse 4]And I know I will die, but that is fine'Cause in some way I am helping mankindAnd I don't understand, 'cause I'm not as smart as themBut even a parachute would have shown that they caredAnd so I float on, space's only dogFriend to the stars, pet of the sunFrom my little ship I dream of my boneA walk in the park, something comfy to sleep onAnd they call me Laika, but I'd just like to sayThat I was born Little Curly and I'll die with that nameYeah, they call me Laika, but I'd just like to sayI was born Little Curly and I'll die with that name