“Goin' back to Saturn where the rings all glow,
Rainbow, moonbeams and orange snow,
On Saturn, people live to be two hundred and five,
Goin' back to Saturn where the people smile,
Don't need cars 'cause we've learned to fly,
On Saturn, just to live to us is our natural high.”

— Stevie Wonder

Saturn
Song lyrics, Songs In The Key of Life (1976)

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“Goin' back to Saturn where the rings all glow,Rainbow, moonbeams and orange snow,On Saturn, people live to be two hundred and five,Goin' back to Saturn where the people smile,Don't need cars 'cause we've learned to fly,On Saturn, just to live to us is our natural high.”

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“Goin' back to Saturn where the rings all glow,
Rainbow, moonbeams and orange snow,
On Saturn, people live to be two hundred and five,
Goin' back to Saturn where the people smile,
Don't need cars 'cause we've learned to fly,
On Saturn, just to live to us is our natural high.”