When I was young I had a plan to be the best thing that I can nBut I was young and I was free, some sort of alchemy nLiving in the lone midwest nI scribbled on my pants and vest nbut I was different from the rest, nsome sort of south power nSkimming through my dad's LPs behind the Ventures I did see nsomething that appealed to me, nsome kind of Arkestra nFrom the cover it was drawn and I dropped that lonely needle on and in an instant I was gone nand everything was SUN Ra nMy teacher said in her own way what would you like to be someday nbut I did not know what to say, nmaybe a genius nI had no car for cartoons and such nor even Starsky and Hutch nso I panted on my own lunch box everything Sun Ra nSun Ra on my books and pets, nSun Ra on my cigarettes, nSun Ra on my friend's cassettes, nEverything Sun Ra, nSun Ra on my bedroom wall, nSun Ra in the high school halls, nSun Ra on my basketball Everything Sun Ra nSo I left home on summer night nI sold my car and sold my bike nI traded it for city life nSo what would you do? nFound myself a room to stay it happened in a funny way nI was looking for a lace to play and searching for adventure nAnd on my way I meat a charm when something set off an alarm nTattooed on her upper arm neverything Sun RanSun Ra in my scotch and gin, nSun Ra on my mind and in nSun Ra on my girlfriend's skin, nEverything Sun RA, nSuper Blonde and Satellite, Saturn, Velvet, Abstract 'I', Take off Rocker Number Nine to nanywhere Sun Ra, nSo the DJ says it once again for all the women and the men nFrom 6 am to 9 pmneverything Sun Ran