Constant creepin' caterpillar Still a swoonin' cocoon But soon you might emerge And be made to merge A little long into love life Starvin' for affection Metamorphosisin' malperfection With one exception If you want a butterfly You got to be a butterfly You know that nothing falls out of the sky If you want a butterfly You got to be a butterfly You know that nothing falls out of the sky Wonderin' why Somebody from the gray-blue-white Won't come and sweep you up Because your time ain't up, be patient Now you see the sun is risin' And you're realizin' Wise enough to know You gotta let yourself grow If you want a butterfly You got to be a butterfly You know that nothing falls out of the sky Still a swoonin' cocoon If you want a butterfly You got to be a butterfly You know that nothing falls out of the sky What goes around comes back around This is nature's way Be conscious of what you do You will be repaid If you put turnips in the ground You will not harvest grapes You are what you attract And this is why I say If you want a butterfly You got to be a butterfly You know that nothing falls out of the sky If you want a butterfly You got to be a butterfly You know that nothing falls out of the sky A constant creepin' caterpillar Still a swoonin' cocoon But soon you might emerge And be made to merge, baby Still a swoonin' cocoon Still a swoonin' cocoon Still a swoonin' cocoon Still a swoonin' cocoon Still a swoonin' cocoon Still a swoonin' cocoon Yeah Yeah, still a Spread your wings and fly Spread your wings and fly Spread your wings and fly Spread your wings and fly Spread your wings and fly Spread your wings and fly