Silver and Gold

They wore the suits and sat in the spaceship
 And they kept their mouths dry and shut
 Breaking the atmosphere never felt the way they thought it should
 But it still felt good enough
 Late in your dreams the Soviets teased you
 with red all around white and blue
 And you were unwell from the dregs of your failures
 So you turned your eyes to the moon
 And you made the people proud
 You made the people proud
 Apollo, I'd like to have known your true path
 The men that you carried were convincing enough
 And the truth can lie heavy on the tip of your tongue
 It's hard to admit to these things we have done
 It's hard to admit to these things
 Silver and Gold all the world waited for you
 And they turned their ears to the sound
 One giant step for man kind you moved forward
 And you made the people proud
 And I am persuaded when reading the paper
 That this is war, this is war
 And I am confused how can tying my shoes
 be such a terrible thing
 You made the people proud
 You made the people proud
 You made it look easy to put them at ease
 You told them the things they already believed
 Despite all the demons that pulled on your sleeve
 You made the people proud
 You made the people proud