From here in my cage, I see them make plans

Hear them reassure investors, shake presidents′ hands

The men with machines put tubes into meThey measure my vital signs, my flight trajectory

They taught me to sit, taught me to lie down

Told me that a thousand years of wondering would end now

They fed me my last meal

Was the same as my first

From here in my cage, I watch the men work

And now it's a flurry of lab coats and hurry

They talk about budgets and taxpayers′ money

And I wag my tail, and I be a good girl

They forgot to walk me this morning

They were too busy changing the world

And I'm out from my cage, and I'm trying to be brave

But the men, they are sweating, and now, they′re injecting

And as I awake

I′m shocked and amazed

At the sheer, crushing empty

And I look down on men's little earth

Sitting there quietly, wondering what it′s worth

And I drift away, but that's okay

There′s more room to play out here than back in my cage

And I know I will die

But that is fine

'Cause in some way, I am helping mankind

And I don′t understand

'Cause I'm not as smart as them

But even a parachute would have shown that they cared

And so, I float on

Space′s only dog

Friend to the stars

Pet of the sun

From my little ship, I dream of my bone

A walk in the park, something comfy to sleep on

And they call me Laika, but I′d just like to say

That I was born Little Curly, and I'll die with that name

Yeah, they call me Laika, but I′d just like to say

I was born Little Curly, and I'll die with that name