Dog & Butterfly

Rufus Wainwright:
There I was with the old man
Stranded again, so off I ran
A young world crashing around me
No possibilities of gettin' what I need
He looked at me and smiled, said:
"No, no, no, no child. See the dog and butterfly
Up in the air, he likes to fly"
Dog and butterfly, below he has to try
'Cause she roll back down to the warm, sweet ground laughin'
But she don't know why, she don't know why
Dog and butterfly

Heart:
I stumbled upon your secret place
Safe in the trees, you had tears on your face
Wrestling with your desires, frozen strangers were 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 has to try
And she roll back down to the warm soft ground
Laughing up to the sky, up to the sky
Dog and butterfly

Wainwright:
We're getting older, the world's getting colder
For the life of me I don't know the reasons why

Heart:
Maybe it's livin', making us give in
Hearts rolling in and taken back on the tide
We're balanced together, like ocean upon the sky

Wainwright & Heart:
Another night in this strange town
Moonlight holding me light as down
Voices of confusion inside of me
Keeps on beggin' to go back where I'm free
Feels like I'm through
But then the old man's words are true

See the dog and butterfly
Up in the air, he likes to fly
Dog and butterfly, below she has to try
But she roll back down to the warm soft ground
With a little tear in her eye
She had to try, dog and butterfly
Up in the air, he likes to fly
Dog and butterfly, below she has to try
But 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