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 livin', 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 that 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 was here at last Looked away and back again Suddenly a year was ten Don't know how it got so far so fast And yes I still don't understand It's not anything we planned Kind of makes you think it's meant to be (it's a destiny) I always knew the day would come You'd 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 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 fly away Butterfly fly away I hope you find your way and all the things you wish for, love and care about Butterfly fly away (oh, won't you fly away) Butterfly fly away (oh, won't you fly away) Butterfly fly away