I knew a boy once when I was small
A towhead blond with eyes of salt
He played the drum in the marching band
His parents cared more about the Bible
I knew a boy once when I was small
A towhead blond with eyes of salt
He played the drum in the marching band
His parents cared more about the Bible
Than being good to their own child
He wore long sleeves 'cause of his dad
And somehow we fell out of touch
Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush
Don't know if I'll see you again someday
But if you're out there, I hope that you're okay
[Verse 2]
My middle school friend grew up alone
She raised her brothers on her own
Her parents hated who she loved
She couldn't wait to go to college
She was tired, 'cause she was brought into a world
Where family was merely blood
Does she know how proud I am she was created?
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred?
We don't talk much, but I just gotta say
I miss you, and I hope that you're okay
[Bridge]
Address the letters to the holes in my butterfly wings
Nothing's forever, nothing's as good as it seems
And when the clouds won't iron out
And the monsters creep into your house
Every door is hard to close
[Outro]
Well, I hope you know how proud I am you were created
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred
But, God, I hope that you're happier today
Cause I love you
And I hope that you're okay
Ngangazi umfana uma ngineminyaka engu encane
A towhead ezimhlophe ngamehlo kasawoti
Wayedlala sigubhu ku band ekusukeni
Abazali bakhe wayebakhathalela okwengeziwe ngeBhayibheli
Kunokuba ezinhle ingane yabo
Wayegqoka imbangela ezinemikhono emide 'ngobaba wakhe
Futhi ngandlela-thile sivele ewa touch
Ithemba wathatha idili yakhe embi wenza ezishaywayo bobukhosi
Angazi uma ngizobuya futhi ukukubona ngolunye usuku
Kodwa uma usuphelelwe khona, ngithemba ukuthi ulungile
[Ivesi 2]
Umngane wami esikoleni esiphakathi bakhula wedwa
Wabuza abazalwane bakhe eyedwa
Abazali bakhe wazonda ngubani amthandayo
Wayengasakwazi ukulinda ukuya ekolishi
Wayekhathele, ngoba yena ufakwe ezweni
Lapho umkhaya lalimane nje igazi
Ingabe ukwazi ukuthi uyaziqhenya mina yena wadalwa?
Nge isibindi bahlukane nakho konke inzondo yabo?
Asikhulumi kakhulu, kodwa mina nje Gotta uthi
Ngiyanikhumbula, futhi ngethemba ukuthi ulungile
[Bridge]
Ikheli azibhalela izimbobo butterfly yami amaphiko
Lutho-ke kuze kube phakade, akukho kungcono kwafana kubonakala
Futhi lapho amafu ngeke sikhiphe
Futhi ezilo ingene endlini yakho
Yonke iminyango kunzima eduze
[Outro]
Hhayi-ke, Ngiyathemba wazi ukuthi ngiyaziqhenya lokudalwa kwakho
Nge isibindi bahlukane nakho konke inzondo yabo
Kodwa, uNkulunkulu, ngithemba ukuthi ungumuntu bajabule kakhudlwana namuhla
Imbangela Ngiyakuthanda
Futhi ngethemba ukuthi ulungile