All of his life he has dreamt of this moment

Through all the blood and the work and the sweat

Focused or blinkered just so single-minded

Nothing could stop him when his course was set



To conquer each fear and to push every boundary

Never accepting the limits they set

What doesn't kill you can make you feel stronger

What makes you stronger gets you through each test



Oh, God speed to you



He looks to heaven and feels it surround him

Unknown unknowable foreverness

What lies at the end of this historic journey

No one can know you just take your best guess



Each thing he faces just seems so uncertain

He is strapped in for the ride of his life

Life in the hands of a hundred computers

12 million horsepower rocket to ride



Oh, God speed to you



To conquer each fear and to push every boundary

Never accepting the limits they set

What doesn't kill you can make you feel stronger

What makes you stronger gets you through each test



Oh, God speed to you