Butterfly Fly Away
Lyrics:
[English]
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 living, make a home
Must have been as hard as it could been
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 there will come a day
Butterfly fly away
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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
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Butterfly fly away
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Butterfly fly away
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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tucked /tʌkt/ B1 |
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turned /tɜrnd/ A2 |
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safe /seɪf/ A2 |
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sound /saʊnd/ A2 |
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depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ B1 |
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brush /brʌʃ/ A2 |
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comb /koʊm/ A2 |
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drive /draɪv/ B1 |
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make /meɪk/ A2 |
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hard /hɑrd/ B1 |
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sleep /sliːp/ A2 |
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scared /skɛrd/ B1 |
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wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B2 |
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dream /driːm/ B1 |
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wish /wɪʃ/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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You tucked me in, turned out the light
➔ Past simple tense
➔ "tucked" is the past tense of "tuck", indicating an action completed in the past.
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Had to drive me everywhere
➔ Modal verb "had to" indicating obligation
➔ "Had to" expresses necessity or obligation in the past.
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Make a living, make a home
➔ Imperative form / parallel verb construction
➔ The phrase uses the base verb in a repeated or parallel structure to emphasize different responsibilities.
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Must have been as hard as it could been
➔ Modal perfect "must have been" to express conjecture about the past
➔ "Must have been" expresses a logical assumption or conclusion about the past experience.
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And when I couldn't sleep at night
➔ Past perfect modal "couldn't" (could not)
➔ "Couldn't" is the contraction of "could not", used here to show inability in the past.
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How you wonder who you'll be
➔ Indirect question using "wonder" + subject clause
➔ "Wonder" is used here to introduce a question internally, forming an indirect question about identity.
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Don't you worry, hold on tight
➔ Imperative sentence with negation
➔ "Don't" is a contraction of "do not" used here as a command to reassure someone.