I think it has to be viewed in the context of these two lines: My sister killed her baby 'cause she couldn't afford to feed it / And we're sending people to th

I think it has to be viewed in the context of these two lines: My sister killed her baby 'cause she couldn't afford to feed it / And we're sending people to the moon He also references the Star Wars program later in the song. I think, like a lot of good writing, he's doing multiple things: 1. Implying that the government does not care about certain people: homosexuals, the poor, the addicted, etc. but is willing to spend money on space flight and weapons. 2. Despite that, people persist, people still want to fly, and they want to make the world better as in the final lines of the song: Hurry before it's too late / Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby