I was born on Halloween, in Roma, Italy
Just another white boy staring at the stars
And when I turned 39
Me and the boys we hit the sky
And we headed where we'd never been before

Yeah, one small step for man
Jesus, Goddamn
22 hours hanging in the air
Sometimes you take the fame
Sometimes you sit backstage
But if it weren’t for me
Them boys would still be there
Oh yeah

Now when it came time to land
Those two they shook my hand
They said, “we’ll call you up when we need a ride”
And they went down to the ground
And I floated around
With all them stars still twinkling in my eyes

Yeah, one small step for man
Jesus, Goddamn
22 hours hanging in the air
Sometimes you take the fame
Sometimes you sit backstage
But if it weren’t for me
Them boys would still be there
Oh yeah
Now them history books will write about that fateful night
Ah them two fellas dancing on the moon
Yeah but they won’t say nothing bout me
Waiting patiently
To bring them boys safely back home to you

One small step for man
Jesus, Goddamn
22 hours hanging in the air
Sometimes you take the fame
Sometimes you sit backstage
But if it weren’t for me
Them boys would still be there
Sometimes you take the fame
Sometimes you sit backstage
But if it weren’t for me
Them boys would still be there