Butterfly

Not yet a woman and certainly not a child

But I was caught somewhere in the middle

On that one Friday afternoon

And I, I remember mama saying, "It's time for you to go

Go out on and change the world and become

All that you have dreamed of"

And as the tears that she was crying

Fell from her face and shoulders she said

"Don't forget who you are child, where you

Come from, where you're goin'

'Cause I'm always gonna be here for you

Fighting in your corner

So with every bow you take

Take one for those that came before you"

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Fly, Fly Butterfly Fly

Stand upon these two shoulders of mine

Spread those wings of yours and fly

Now I'm a woman and I've got a child

And I can't believe the day's gonna come

When she tells me that it's time to soar

And I don't know what I'm gonna do

Not sure what I'm gonna tell her

Maybe don't forget who you are child

Where you come from, where you're going

'Cause I'm always gonna be here for you

Fighting in your corner

So with every bow you take

Take one for those that came before ya

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There is something sacred

About the letting go of those we want to hold

So tightly to, but somehow we know

They must move on

On for those who have a dream to make our future better

And on for those who will earn their wings

In spite of wind and weather

You tell 'em love is waiting there

Forever in their corner

So with every bow they take

They'll take one for those that came before them

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