Song Description

After being bducted by aliens, I am asked to explain the history of Man as I know it.

Lyrics

The UFO Song
I was tired and cold on a winter's day
Made up my mind I was getting away
Anyplace warm with palm trees and sun
Red hot women and lots of rum

I took the FDR towards JFK
Saw a UFO coming my way
Saucer shape with flashing lights
God almighty, what a sight

The next thing I know I was flying through the air
My car and all but I didn't care
Cause the price was right and I was getting away from here

Well, I got to their ship and I can't believe
There's these little green men, like little E.T.s
Looking up my nose, poking at my teeth
Counting my toes they were smelling my feet

They said "tell me all you know ?bout your history"
I said "It started with the apes and Adam and Eve
Something 'bout a snake and an apple tree
I?m a little confused, Catholics tend to be

But Hitler was bad and Jesus was good
And then there's guys like Robin Hood
Kind of hard to place ?cause they go both ways so well

(CHORUS)
Earth light, Earth bright
You're the first earth I've seen tonight
I feel so safe, feel so high
Outer Space is out of sight

Well, I told about Lincoln and the Blues and the Grays
The Blacks and the Whites and all the shades
That matter so much on all the flags and stuff

How the Yanks beat the Germans in two wars straight
And how they beat the Red Sox in '78
Iron Curtains and China Walls
The wild, wild Mideast free-for-all

I talked and talked as the light years passed
Like some long drawn out history class
The human race from caveman days to me

(CHORUS)

I said "I know we're not perfect but I think we're the best
I mean, God chose us over all the rest
To send down his son to be born and raised
And killed and raised so we'd be saved"

That's when the leader of the green men said
"Earthling child you're spiritually dead
Of all the worlds in endless space
Yours was the first God had to save

You've got a brilliant brain but a simple soul
Put useless parts before the whole
It's time to change or Mankind's reign is through"

(CHORUS)

I thanked them all, they thanked me too
Said "Before you go back we've got something for you"
In a bag was a flag all folded nice
I opened and found the Star and Stripes

The leader of the green men spoke again
Said "Bring this back home to your president
And tell him if he comes to the Moon, next time
Be sure not to leave any flags behind

This universe is God's domain
Not ours to own, not ours to claim
Human pride is what's behind your pain"

(CHORUS)