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 made quite a pair

Daddy's little girl is here at last

Looked away, and back again

Suddenly, you was ten

Don't know how it  got so far so fast

And, yet you  still don't understand

It's not anything we'd planned

Kind of makes you think

It meant to be (it's destiny)

I always knew the day would come

You would stop crawling, 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

Get your wings, now you can't stay

Take those dreams, and make them all come true

Butterfly, fly away...

You've been waiting for this day

All along, and know just what to do

Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly

Butterfly fly away

I hope you find your way

And, all the things you wish for

Love, and care about

Butterfly fly away