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You tucked me in, turned out the light 00:14
Kept me safe and sound at night 00:18
Little girls depend on things like that 00:21
Brushed my teeth and combed my hair 00:28
Had to drive me everywhere 00:32
You were always there when I looked back 00:35
You had to do it all alone 00:42
Make a living, make a home 00:45
Must have been as hard as it could been 00:50
And when I couldn't sleep at night 00:56
Scared things wouldn't turn out right 00:59
You would hold my hand and sing to me 01:04
Caterpillar in the tree 01:11
How you wonder who you'll be 01:15
Can't go far, but you can always dream 01:18
Wish you may, and wish you might 01:25
Don't you worry, hold on tight 01:29
I promise you there will come a day 01:32
Butterfly fly away 01:38
01:43
Butterfly fly away (butterfly fly away) 01:46
Got your wings, now you can't stay 01:50
Take those dreams and make them all come true 01:54
Butterfly fly away (butterfly fly away) 02:01
You've been waiting for this day 02:04
All along you've known just what to do 02:08
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly, butterfly fly away 02:15
02:24
Butterfly fly away 02:36
02:40
Butterfly fly away 02:51
02:52

Butterfly Fly Away

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Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
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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

...

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

...

Butterfly fly away

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

tucked

/tʌkt/

B1
  • verb
  • - to put in a snug or covered position

turned

/tɜrnd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to change position or direction

safe

/seɪf/

A2
  • adjective
  • - not in danger

sound

/saʊnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - vibrations that travel through the air or water and can be heard
  • adjective
  • - in good condition or operating smoothly

depend

/dɪˈpɛnd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to rely on or trust for support

brush

/brʌʃ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to clean or style with a brush

comb

/koʊm/

A2
  • verb
  • - to arrange hair using a comb

drive

/draɪv/

B1
  • verb
  • - to operate a vehicle

make

/meɪk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to create or construct

hard

/hɑrd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - difficult or requiring a lot of effort

sleep

/sliːp/

A2
  • verb
  • - to rest with eyes closed

scared

/skɛrd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - feeling fear or worry

wonder

/ˈwʌndər/

B2
  • verb
  • - to think about something with curiosity or doubt

dream

/driːm/

B1
  • verb
  • - to experience thoughts or images during sleep or in hopes

wish

/wɪʃ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to desire strongly or hope for something

Grammar:

  • 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.

  • Had to drive me everywhere

    ➔ Modal verb "had to" indicating obligation

    "Had to" expresses necessity or obligation in the past.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.