I Wish I Were a Butterfly

Verse 1 I wish I were a butterfly Not for the colors, not for the sky Just to wake up someone else for a day And leave this restless heart behind I’d land on fences, old stone walls Drink from flowers after rain Nobody asking where I'm going Nobody calling out my name Chorus I wish I were a butterfly Light enough to ride the wind Nothing in my pockets No mistakes beneath my skin Just a little flash of summer Passing through and passing by No one knows where I came from No one asks me why I wish I were a butterfly Verse 2 The world keeps pulling at my sleeves Telling me who I should be But every road I've ever followed Ends up circling back to me And some nights I stare at the ceiling Like it's a map I cannot read Wondering why being alive Feels so much heavier than it seems Chorus I wish I were a butterfly Light enough to ride the wind Nothing in my pockets No regrets beneath my skin Just a little flash of color In somebody's summer eye Gone before the world can catch me Gone before goodbye I wish I were a butterfly Bridge But maybe butterflies get lonely too Maybe they spend their whole lives moving on Maybe every living thing Is looking for somewhere to belong Still when I see them in the sunlight Turning air to something bright I can't help wishing I could borrow Those wings for just one night Final Chorus I wish I were a butterfly Not forever, just awhile Long enough to lose the weight Long enough to learn to fly Then I'd come back to this old body To this complicated life And carry a little piece of heaven Folded somewhere deep inside I wish I were a butterfly I wish I were a butterfly