Catch Another Butterfly Lyrics
by John Denver
DO YOU REMEMBER DAYS NOT SO VERY LONG AGO
WHEN THE WORLD WAS RUN BY PEOPLE TWICE YOUR SIZE?
AND THE DAYS WERE FULL OF LAUGHTER
AND THE NIGHTS WERE FULL OF STARS
AND WHEN YOU GREW TIRED YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR EYES.
YES, THE STARS WERE THERE FOR WISHING
AND THE WIND WAS THERE FOR KITES
AND THE MORNING SUN WAS THERE FOR "RISE AND SHINE"
AND EVEN IF THE SNIFFLES KEPT YOU HOME FROM SCHOOL IN BED
YOU COULDN'T HARDLY STAY THERE AFTER NINE.
AND I WONDER IF THE SMELL OF MORNING'S FADED,
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROBIN'S SONG THAT SPARKLED IN THE SKY?
WHERE'S ALL THE WATER GONE THAT TUMBLED DOWN A STREAM?
WILL I EVER CATCH ANOTHER BUTTERFLY?
DO YOU REMEMBER CAMP-OUTS RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD
WONDERIN' HOW AEROPLANES COULD FLY?
AND THE HOURS SPENT JUST PLAYIN' WITH A FUNNY ROCK YOU FOUND
WITH CRYSTAL SPECKS AS BLUE AS ALL THE SKY
AND I WONDER IF THE SMELL OF MORNING'S FADED,
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROBIN'S SONG THAT SPARKLED IN THE SKY?
WHERE'S ALL THE WATER GONE THAT TUMBLED DOWN A STREAM?
WILL I EVER CATCH ANOTHER BUTTERFLY?
NOW I WATCH MY SON, HE'S PLAYIN' WITH HIS TOYS
HE'S HAPPY AND I GIVE HIM ALL I CAN.
BUT I CAN'T HELP FEELIN' JUST A LITTLE TINGLY INSIDE
WHEN I HEAR HIM SAY HE WANTS TO BE A MAN.
AND I WONDER IF THE SMELL OF MORNING'S FADED,
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROBIN'S SONG THAT SPARKLED IN THE SKY?
WHERE'S ALL THE WATER GONE THAT TUMBLED DOWN A STREAM?
WILL I EVER CATCH ANOTHER BUTTERFLY?
WILL I EVER CATCH ANOTHER BUTTERFLY?
WILL I EVER CATCH ANOTHER BUTTERFLY?
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