Discover the story of the song > Third Rock from the Sun – Joe Diffie

The song talks about a series of events that happen in a small town on Earth. It starts with a guy who likes a girl at a bar and leaves his crying wife at home, then the girl's sister leaves with her boyfriend to get some beer and the boyfriend's car gets stolen by teenagers who crash into a Big Boy restaurant, hitting a bank clock and causing a power outage. The chaos leads to a waitress calling the cops, who think that a giant alien has landed and cannot find the chief. The lyrics emphasize the idea that things happen in a chain reaction and sometimes lead to unexpected consequences, but it's all part of the natural chaos of life on Earth.