THROUGH THIS OLD SKYLIGHT OUR EYES ARE OPEN WIDE THE SKY BESPANGLED IN THE RAIN AND WE FEEL CALLED UPON BUT INTERESTS COLLIDE NOT MUCH TO LOSE, A LOT TO GAIN DON'T LOSE YOUR LINE OF SIGHT NOW AND RAISE THE BARRICADES SOMEHOW IT'S TIME TO LEAVE THE LORES SO BLOW THEM SKYHIGH IN SOUND AND FURY THEY WILL FLY (CHORUS) WE'RE SPARING NO PAIN, WE'RE LAUNCHING A DREAM IT'S BLAZING A TRAIL WHEN THE ROCKETS WILL GLEAM WE HARNESS THE AIR CAUSE WE LET THEM FLY
THE TOWN HAD TURNED OUT UNDER THIS OCTOBER SKY "THERE'S NOTHING TO IT" AND "STICK TO YOUR LAST" SHORN OF ALL ROMANCE THEIR LIFE SPANS THE CHARM OF NOVELTY OR ADORING THE PAST NO MORE AMONG THE ALSO RANS IT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE IN A DAY "AND THERE'LL BE CRASH-LAND" SO THEY SAY WELL-PROVEN PATTERNS SO IT MUST BE VERTIGO BUT WE WILL GIVE THEM QUITE A SHOW [CHORUS] WE HARNESS THE AIR AND WE LET THEM FLY UNDER THIS OCTOBER SKY [CHORUS]