Suzanne Vega - Daniella lyrics

Daniella, she sits by the tree in the playground Sometimes we go there and the children all play But no one can tell me just where is daniella When she looks in the distance that way Daniella, your hair is growing wild like a jungle Like a garden of ivy that's been blown by the wind In the morning we brush it and tie it with a ribbon And in the evening it has flown loose again In the afternoon when the day seems forever And the night feels like never then she will sigh But no one can tell me just where is daniella When her thoughts wander off to the sky Ilana's her friend, she runs fast like a squirrel She has big brown eyes and sometimes she cries But she stops very soon and they both play together Making castles and strawberry pies And sometimes daniella believes she's a sparrow She sits by the window and eats sunflower seeds She watches the rain and the birds on the rooftops Often i wonder just what she sees In the afternoon when the day seems forever And the night feels like never then she will sigh Oh no one can tell me just where is daniella When her thoughts wander off to the sky (1976)