A Butterfly for Bucky

Buck was born on a beautiful morning

And I felt very proud

Lets just say its not every day

That you see me cry out loud

Hair like sunshine, a smile as warm

And the prettiest eyes you'll find

One day last spring my lady and I

Found out those eyes were blind

Have a butterfly for me daddy

They sound so pretty to me

Tell me about the butterfly

And all the things you see

Well over there buck lies a beautiful meadow

With the colors of gold and tan

With the smell of hay and the sound of crickets

Here buck, take my hand

And I wish you could see that big oak tree

With its limbs reaching up to the sky

And a bed of flowers growing at its feet

And a big yellow butterfly

Save a butterfly for me daddy

Before they disappear

Save a butterfly for me daddy

And on his cheek was a tiny tear

So we packed up our bags our hopes and our dreams

And we all went to town that day

I sneaked off to the hospital chapel

I got down on my knees and I prayed

Save a butterfly for my boy lord

I sure need nothing for me

Except an angel of joy to touch him

The way that he's touched me

Now there are things in this universe

That we just don't understand

And through an open window came a butterfly

To land on buck's small hand

The doctor's face was strangely white

As if it just couldn't be

But the light was in my boys face

Daddy he said, I can see

Save a butterfly for us bucky

We're all so blind it seems

For we've not seen the magic

In the power of a little boy's dreams