文本歌词

But why some say the moon
Why choose this as our goal
And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain
Why 35 years ago fly the Atlantic
Why does Rice play Texas
We choose to go to the moon
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things
Not because they are easy but because they are hard
Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies
And skills
Because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept one
We are unwilling to postpone
And one which we intend to win
240 000 miles away from the control station in Houston
A giant rocket more than 300 feet tall
The length of this football field
Made of new metal alloys
Some of which have not yet been invented
Capable of standing heat and stresses several times more than have ever been experienced
Fitted together with a precision better than the finest watch
Carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion guidance control communications food and survival
On an untried mission
To an unknown celestial body
And then return it safely to earth
Re-entering the atmosphere at speeds of ove