there i was with the old man stranded again so off i d ran a young world crashing around me no possibilities of getting what i need he looked at me and smiled said no no no no no child see the dog and butterfly up in the air he like to fly dog and butterfly below she had to try she roll back down to the warm soft ground laughing she don t know why she don t know why dog and butterfly well i stumbled upon your secret place safe in the trees you had tears on your face wrestling with your desires frozen strangers stealing your fires the message hit my mind only words that i could find see the dog and butterfly up in the air he like to fly dog and butterfly below she had to try she roll back down to the warm soft ground laughing to the sky up to the sky dog and butterfly we re getting older the world s getting colder for the life of me i don t know the reason why maybe it s livin making us give in hearts rolling in taken back on the tide we re balanced together ocean upon the sky another night in this strange town moonlight holding me light as down voice of confusion inside of me just begging to go back where i m free feels like i m through then the old man s words are true see the dog and butterfly up in the air he like to fly dog and butterfly below she had to try she roll back down to the warm soft ground with a little tear in her eye she had to try she had to try dog and butterfly yeah up in the air he liked to fly the dog and butterfly below she had to try she rolled back down to the warm soft ground laughing she don t know why but she had to try she had to try dog and butterfly