Young
boy chased a butterfly,
took him back home quick where his mama cried
You found her sat by a summer pine soon as she walked in,
smiled with her dark eyes
Said we haven't spoken in weeks,
it's why I'm outside when you're harder to reach
Find your voice in the trees,
like it's starting to speak,
each branch with a note that's starting to leak
But I see you,
like a breeze,
not quite but it puts me at ease
And every time when I'm numb to the fact
that you've moved out from your mama's house
And I feel glad that you've moved on,
grown up,
shown how you can jump ship
But that's it,
you're still here,
fact of the matter is,
that you're a fan of the way it is
An understanding you have to risk,
quick move to the city as you find
yourself a life that is blue but pretty
Keep saying to yourself,
that'll do,
it'll fit me,
where you call your mum's phone when the weed gets *,
you'll have your past out
Yeah,
thinking about the past now,
yeah,
can you leave it fast,
huh?
Well I guess we'll have to find out
I won't be awake but I'll leave on a light,
the sheets haven't changed since you stayed last time
See yourself in the frame,
you've got those same eyes,
I gave you my wings so you could fly,
go chase the butterfly
If I let love light hard eyes,
heartbreak then came like hard times
Call mum and you say that you cut ties,
didn't really work out,
had to say goodbyes
New jobs,
that takes the hit,
starts to fix real quick at your problem list
You share a drink and an honest kiss,
on a night out something lives
You start to feel like a comet's wishes
and a smile inside says this is it
Start to see a new future,
a house and kids as you're forgetting your past and your problem list
You take a walk and the walks roll by and it's
those sweet little days that always find the light
Always find that they hold you tight just when
you're down and you're out on your bluest nights
But soon you might just forget to cool cool your mum,
the one inside with new advice
And too soon you find that she's alone in life,
sitting by the tree trying to find her light but
Young boy chased a butterfly,
took him back home quick where his mumma cried
Said it's all my fault,
yeah,
too damn caught up now in my own life
I won't be awake but I'll leave on a light,
the sheets haven't changed since you stayed last time
Young boy chased a butterfly
Young boy chased a butterfly,
took him back home quick where his mumma cried
Said it's all my fault,
yeah,
too damn caught up now in my own life
Enjoy the butterflies,
for one day they'll give you their wings and leave