Orbiting Jupiter
This is the only song I know that she co-wrote. Cheryl had wanted to co-write a song with someone. (Which was a change of heart from a previous experience. See Nerves of Steel.)
She had most of this song finished (several verses and the bridge), but didn't have a chorus yet. She went over to Janis' house one time and played what she had done. Janis really liked it, and came up with the "There's comfort in starlight" section, which Cheryl thought was perfect.
Lyrics
- Orbiting Jupiter
- Words And Music By:
- Cheryl Wheeler and Janis Ian
- Orbiting Jupiter with telescopic eyes
- Floating in the wonder of the weightless world
- Watching all the planets rise
- Gazing through the asteroid belt
- Out beyond night and day
- And seeing with my own eyes
- The cosmic ballet
- Ganymede and Io rising
- Talk about a hallowed moon
- I am drifting wide-eyed listenin'
- To the static in the solar tune
- There's comfort in starlight
- In moonlight guiding my way home
- I'm falling for midnight
- For lovely worlds of ice and stone
- And I am alone tonight
- Orbiting Jupiter
- And sailing on my own
- Headed for the heavens of the blue green world
- I'm dreaming of home
- Witness to the miracle
- I could testify all night
- Rolling in the blue tide
- Howling in the moonlight
- Gazing on the gift we're given
- A mystery from a magic storm
- Turning to the secret rhythm
- Nestled in the spiral arm
- There's comfort in starlight
- In moonlight guiding my way home
- I'm falling for midnight
- For lovely worlds of ice and stone
- And I am alone tonight.
- I want to see the world through other eyes
- Some electron in the Milky Way.
- I want to meet a man Orion's size
- I want to hear the giant lyre play
- And Canis bay
- There's comfort in starlight
- In moonlight guiding my way home
- I'm falling for midnight
- For lovely worlds of ice and stone
- 4/1/92
- (P) May 27, 2003
- Penrod And Higgins Music / Amachrist Music
- ACF Music Group
- International Copyright Reserved
Song Clips
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Recordings
The song Orbiting Jupiter appears on the following 4 albums:
- Box Under the Bed, The
- by Anderson, D.C.
- Driving Home
- by Wheeler, Cheryl
- Shelter
- by Various
- Hair of the Frog
- by Three Weird Sisters
