"Goldilocks Zone" lyrics by Benjamin Newman ttto: "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by Shel Silverstein (capo 2) / G - - D / - - - G / - - - C / D - - G / Some bears keep their porridge in cryonic storage Some keep it hot on the hearth Bearing that in mind, most other worlds we'll find Won't turn out to be at all like Earth But if we find the right planet, we can study and scan it Then we'll take it and make it our own Won't by fryin' or freezin', let me tell you the reason: It'll be in the Goldilocks Zone / D - / G - / D - / C G / (Goldilocks Zone) Can't be too much colder or much hotter (Goldilocks Zone) We'll provide the oxygen and water (Goldilocks Zone) Somewhere out in outer space There's a planet in the Goldilocks Zone With our stellar scopes, we've got stellar hopes That we can spot a planet near a star As a general rule, it'll be hot or cool If its orbit is too near or far But if it's in between, it won't be too extreme We might not even have to build a dome We like our worlds lukewarm, so let's terraform On a planet in the Goldilocks Zone (Goldilocks Zone) Can't be too much colder or much hotter... There'll be quite a shock if a giant rock Blows our continental crust to bits But Earth is so much wetter, it'll still be better Even after the big one hits 'Cause, in spite of our notions, without rivers and oceans That new world is just a ball of stone I guess we'll water-bomb it, come on and drop that comet On a planet in the Goldilocks Zone (Goldilocks Zone) Can't be too much colder or much hotter... Now the world is wet, but it's not ready yet It needs the right kind of atmosphere Plant some blue-green slime, then give it lots of time On the order of a hundred years If the wind is breezy, we'll be breathin' easy Once that algae's good and grown Asphyxiation is scary, that's why we're keepin' it airy On a planet in the Goldilocks Zone (Goldilocks Zone) Can't be too much colder or much hotter...