Daniel used to be a book in the Bible Learned the story when I was a child Of Daniel and the lion's den What a brave one he must have been That's all I knew of Daniel back then Daniel used to be a lion in a love song I believe it was Elton John He sang of all the time we spent together How they just up and left That's all I knew of Daniel back then Wish you were just words in a song Da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da Wish you were just words in a song Daniel used to be the boy that I'd just met Brought me joy when I had none left But he broke my will and he broke my heart And still there's nothing I regret, no That's all I knew of Daniel, yeah La dee dee da Da da da da da da da da La da da da da da da Wish you were just words in a song La dee dee da Da da da da da da da da La da da da da da da Wish you were just words in a song Wish you were just words in a song Wish you were just words in a song La da da da Now you are just words in a song Daniel was always just a book in the Bible Someday I will be teaching my child Of Daniel and the lion's den What a brave one he must have been That's all they'll know of Daniel That's all they'll know of Daniel That's all they'll know of Daniel Then