"I Asked for a Butterfly"
C.J. Ingerson
12/09/98
Verse 1 ********
I said, "Father, can I |
Verse 2 ********
Then again I asked, "Father, |
Verse 3 ********
This wasn't what I had planned |
Verse 4 ********
When I further asked to eat |
Verse 5 ********
I needed protection from the rain |
Verse 6 ********
He taught me to be patient at first |
Verse 7 ********
All I really wanted was a butterfly |
Verse 8 ********
Now when it comes time for another |
Verse 9 ********
For when we come to the end |
Verse 10 ********
So sleep well and dream well |
Verse 11 ********
And in everyone so treat them |
Verse 12 ********
Can I have another lovely butterfly |
Verse 13 ********
Why did He teach me all this |
Verse 14 ********
All I wanted was a small butterfly |
Verse 15 *******
Yet I learned to hunt and grow |
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