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 Meko