Butterfly came into our room one summer night Lit the gloom and our hearts took flight You and I and our butterfly Two wings Such pretty things I still recall I close my eyes to a waterfall Why, oh, why baby butterfly One day we'll follow you into the garden We'll lay down flowers in the rain where life would never be the same That day you flew away and left us changed Who could have known you'd leave more than life could give One day we'll follow you into the garden We'll lay our flowers in the rain where life would never be the same And someday we'll know where life goes into colour And everyone we've loved before will take us through Butterfly came into our room one summer night Lit the gloom and our hearts took flight You and I and our butterfly