Vixy and Tony - Anna lyrics

Anna was eight when she
Built her first rocket
Her dad said her heart never came down again
When her friends pinned up Justin
And Ben in their lockers
Fifteen-year-old Anna had Grissom and Glenn
Glued to her laptop, ignoring her thesis
She watched every mission, until the day when
Those noble old sisters were grounded forever
At twenty-two
It was the first time I'd known her to cry
She asked if I thought we would
Ever again learn to fly

She walked off her job on
The day they announced
They were going back up
After fifteen years' wait
The college professor drew
Snickers in training
"You're too old, you're too
Soft, it's too hard, it's too late"
Ah, but no one could ever
Tell Anna it's raining
Or stop her from being first out of the gate
And her family all said she should try
Was there doubt she would pass? She
Was top of her class
And they made her the offer to fly

In the gantry's tall shadow, her love said
"I'll miss you
But we both know your place is the sky
I'm standing behind you
When I need to find you
I just have to lift up my eyes"
And she kissed her brave lover goodbye

The missions came one on the heels of another
Farther and farther than ever before
The head of her crew and
The pride of her family
Once tasted the stars
She could only want more
We were none of us shocked when
They found a new system
And the call came for
All volunteers to explore

She said she'd return
That we’d see her again
But, I think that she knew
And she knew we did, too that it was a lie
The day that Anna learned to fly