Butterflies Lyrics

I took my baby to see the butterflies

And it was a lovely Goleta day outside

The type of morning where the sunbeams

That break through the clouds

Light up the cliffs by the beach

And as we drove there, my girl got so excited

I couldn't think of someone else to do life with

Cause at that moment I was so crazily in love with her

And I could tell she was the same

We had been there before,

And I knew it was her favorite place to be

And for months I worked hard stocking shelves

To get her a ring

To make that day real sweet

That ring was patiently waiting in my pocket

As we got out the car and started walking

But then I looked at my darling

And I noticed her mood

Start to drastically change

And this had happened before so I blew it off

She'll see those butterflies and bounce back strong

I was too busy being so patiently in love with her

And I thought she was in love with me

We had been there before,

And I thought it was her favorite place to be

And for months I worked hard like a dog

To get that ring to try and keep her here with me

I took my baby to see the butterflies

And it was obvious the hurt in her eyes

Even though I tried, and I tried

to convince her everything was okay

But I couldn't fix the problems in her mind

All I could really do was watch and cry

And just like those butterflies

I watched my baby fly away.

That was the day she said she wanted to leave

You couldn't imagine how much those words hurt me

She called a friend to get her home

And left me sitting alone

Up on those golden cliffs

And for a moment I thought of jumping off

But I knew this was something I couldn't stop

So I walked back to my car

Feeling like this huge weight just fell off of my neck

And I drove home and I sold that stupid ring

For more than I bought it for instead

I took my baby to see the butterflies

And it was obvious the hurt in her eyes

Even though I tried, and I tried

To convince her everything was okay

But I couldn't fix the problems in her mind

All I could really do was watch and cry

And just like those butterflies

I watched my baby fly away.

And just like those butterflies

I watched my baby fly away