Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

Can you tell me how old Dan might have done it
If he´d been here now, holy cow

My stars might have been read on the planet Mars
Because I don´t have foresight to see
If we still be together in the twenty first
In the twenty first century

He´s our flying ace, pilot of the future
In an endless space, holy cow
My eyes never saw a rocket that was quite that size
Because I don´t have the energy
To be cat and mouse for the champions
For the champions of destiny

So long captain Dan
I fail to see what motivates your hands
Goodbye restless night
You know I loved Dan Dare, but I couldn´t make his flight

So long, so long

Dan Dare doesn´t know it
He doesn´t know it
He doesn´t know it
But I liked the Mekon