D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman
Oasis Lyrics


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I haven't seen your face round
Since I was Kid
Your bringing back those memories
Of the thing that we did
You're hanging round and climbing trees
Pretending to fly
D'yer want to be a spaceman and live in the sky
You got how many bills to pay
And how many kids
And you forgot
About the things that we did
The town where we're living
Has made you a man
And all of your dreams
Are washed in the sand
Well it's alright
It's alright
Who are you and me to say
What's wrong and what's right
Do you still feel like me
We sit down here
And we shall see
We can talk
And find common ground
And we can just forget
About feeling down
We can just forget
About life in this town.
It's funny how your dreams
Change as you're growing old
You don't want to be no spaceman
You just want gold
Allthe dream stealers
Are lying in wait
But if you want to be a spaceman
It's still not too late
Well it's alright
It's alright
Who are you and me to say
What's wrong and what's right
Do you still feel like me
We sit down here
And we shall see
We can talk
And find common ground
And we can just forget
About feeling down
We can just forget
About life in this town.
It's funny how your dreams
Change as you're growing old
You don't want to be no spaceman
You just want gold Dream stealers
Are lying in wait
But if you want to be a spaceman
It's still not too late
Well it's alright
It's alright
Who are you and me to say
What's wrong and what's right
Do you still feel like me
We sit down here
And we shall see
We can talk
And find common ground
And we can just forget
About feeling down




We can just forget
About life in this town

Overall Meaning

The song "D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman" by Oasis tells a story of nostalgia and the loss of childhood dreams. In the first verse, the singer talks to someone they haven't seen in a long time, someone from their childhood. They reminisce about climbing trees and pretending to fly, and then ask if the other person wants to be a spaceman and live in the sky. The second verse takes a more adult turn, as the singer asks how many bills the other person has to pay and how many kids they have. They assert that the town they live in has made them a man and that their dreams have been washed away. The chorus emphasizes that it's alright if their dreams change, but questions whether they still feel the same way as they did when they were children. The final verse encourages the listener not to let dream stealers get in their way and that it's never too late to be a spaceman.


The overall message of the song is that even though our dreams and priorities may change as we grow up and face the realities of life, it's important to hold onto our childhood wonder and not let others discourage us from pursuing our passions. It's a bittersweet reflection on the inevitability of growing up, but also a call to hold onto the part of us that still wants to believe in the impossible.


Line by Line Meaning

I haven't seen your face round
I have not seen you around for a while


Since I was Kid
Since I was a kid


Your bringing back those memories
You are bringing back memories


Of the thing that we did
Of the things we used to do


You're hanging round and climbing trees
You are still hanging around and climbing trees


Pretending to fly
Pretending to be flying


D'yer want to be a spaceman and live in the sky
Do you want to be a spaceman and live in the sky?


You got how many bills to pay
You have many bills to pay


And how many kids
And how many children


And you forgot
And you have forgotten


About the things that we did
About the things we used to do


The town where we're living
The town we are living in


Has made you a man
Has made you into a man


And all of your dreams
And all of your dreams


Are washed in the sand
Have become forgotten and unimportant


Well it's alright
It's okay


It's alright
It's okay


Who are you and me to say
Who are we to judge


What's wrong and what's right
What is right or wrong


Do you still feel like me
Do you still feel the same as I do


We sit down here
We can sit down here


And we shall see
And we will see


We can talk
We can have a conversation


And find common ground
And find something we can agree on


And we can just forget
And we can just forget about


About feeling down
Feeling sad or depressed


We can just forget
We can just forget about


About life in this town
About life in this town


It's funny how your dreams
It's interesting how your dreams


Change as you're growing old
Change as you get older


You don't want to be no spaceman
You do not want to be a spaceman


You just want gold
You just want money


All the dream stealers
All the people who crush dreams


Are lying in wait
Are waiting for you


But if you want to be a spaceman
But if you want to be a spaceman


It's still not too late
It's still possible


Well it's alright
It's okay


It's alright
It's okay


Who are you and me to say
Who are we to judge


What's wrong and what's right
What is right or wrong


Do you still feel like me
Do you still feel the same as I do


We sit down here
We can sit down here


And we shall see
And we will see


We can talk
We can have a conversation


And find common ground
And find something we can agree on


And we can just forget
And we can just forget about


About feeling down
Feeling sad or depressed


We can just forget
We can just forget about


About life in this town
About life in this town




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Written by: GALLAGHER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@sebapril5976

I haven't seen your face round
Since I was a kid
You're bringing back those memories
Of the thing that we did
You're hangin round
And climbing trees
Pretending to fly
D'Yer wanna be a spaceman
And live in the sky

You got how many bills to pay
And how many kids
And you forgot about
The things that we did
The town where we're living
Has made you a man
And all of your dreams
Are washed in the sand

Well it's alright
It's alright
Who are you and me to say
What's wrong and what's right
Do you still feel like me
We sit down here
And we shall see
We can talk
And find common ground
And we can just forget
About feeling down
We can just forget
About life in this town.

It's funny how your dreams
Change as you're growing old
You don't wanna be no spaceman
You just want gold
Dream stealers
Are lying in wait
But if you wanna be a spaceman
It's still not too late

Well it's alright
It's alright
Who are you and me to say
What's wrong and what's right
Do you still feel like me
We sit down here
And we shall see
We can talk
And find common ground
And we can just forget
About feeling down
We can just forget
About life in this town.

It's funny how your dreams
Change as you're growing old
You don't wanna be no spaceman
You just want gold Dream stealers
Are lying in wait
But if you wanna be a spaceman
It's still not too late

Well it's alright
It's alright
Who are you and me to say
What's wrong and what's right
Do you still feel like me
We sit down here
And we shall see
We can talk
And find common ground
And we can just forget
About feeling down
We can just forget
About life in this town



All comments from YouTube:

@SirBarzdevics

When I was a child I wanted to be a spaceman. Now, at 19, I wanna be Noel Gallagher.

@ape_zero0

And now you are 26 so what do you want to be now?

@thebatman4279

@ape zero Probably 19 😊

@iloveweezer69

@Harvey Weinstein Ejaculated On Me cute reply

@thebatman4279

@jcris I feel bad for writing it now, don't know why I was so smarmy for :/. Nothing wrong with being 26!

@eatberries3173

i am 19 and i dont know what the fuck i wanna be, that's the worst thing ever

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@Rosso19

For me, this is not only one of the best Oasis songs lyrically, but lyrically one of the finest songs ever written!

@scottsmith4854

Liam's backing vocals are beautiful. 

@scottsmith4854

Budi Sulistiyo It is Liam. Check Wikipedia

@shirazkolet1737

it's Liam

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