You tucked me in, turned out the light
Kept me safe and sound at night
Little girls depend on things like that
Brushed my teeth and combed my hair
Had to drive me everywhere
You were always there when I looked back

You had to do it all alone
Make a living, make a home
Must have been as hard as it could be
And when I couldn't sleep at night
Scared things wouldn't turn out right
You would hold my hand and sing to me

Caterpillar in the tree
How you wonder who you'll be
Can't go far but you can always dream
Wish you may and wish you might
Don't you worry, hold on tight
I promise you there will come a day
Butterfly fly away

Turned around and you were there
The two of us make quite a pair
Daddy's little girl is here at last
Looked away and back again
Suddenly, you was ten
Don't know how I got so far so fast

And yet I still don't understand
It's not anything we'd planned
Kind of makes you think
It's meant to be
It's destiny
I always knew the day would come
You'd stop crawlin', start to run
Beautiful as beautiful can be

Caterpillar in the tree
How you wonder who you'll be
Can't go far but you can always dream
Wish you may and wish you might
Don't you worry, hold on tight
I promise you there will come a day
Butterfly fly away

Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
Got your wings, now you can't stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true
Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
You've been waiting for this day
All along you've known just what to do

Butterfly (Butterfly)
Butterfly (Butterfly)
Butterfly (Butterfly)
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away

I hope you find your way
And all the things you wish for love and care
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away
I hope you find your way

Butterfly fly away