Dana, my darling,

I'm writing to you.

Cause your father passed away,

it was a beautiful day

And I don't want to bother you anymore,

I used to hope you'd come back

But not anymore Dana.



My eyes might have betrayed me, but I have seen

Your picture on the cover of a filthy magazine

And I think my heart just cannot handle that

Dana, my darling, would be so bad.



Dana my darling

I'm writing to you

Your mother passed away

it was a really rainy day

And I didn't mean to bother you anymore

Your mother wished:

Come visit your father’s grave, Dana



Your father disowned you

because you have sinned

But he did forgive you

in condition he was in

And I you won't do

those things anymore

Dana My darling

I'm waiting for



Dana O'Hara oh,

Dana my dear,

How I wish

that my Dana was here

Little Dana O'Hara

decided one day

to travel away,

faraway

No, you can't surprise me anymore

I have seen it all before

But it seems I cannot let you go

Anyhow, Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana



And I think that I told you,

I'd wait for you forever

Now I know

someone else's holding you,

so, for the first time in my life -

I must lie

Lie's a sin,

mess that I am in,

Love is not the thing

I feel know

I promise you: I won't write again

'til the sun sets behind your grave



Dana, oh, Dana

I'm writing to you,

I heard you passed away

it was a beautiful day

I'm old and I feel

time will come for me,

my diary’s pages are full of thee



Dana O'Hara oh,

Dana my dear,

How I wish

that my Dana was here

Little Dana O'Hara

decided one day

to travel away,

faraway