Butterflies

I was nine years old
Playin' on a pier overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge
Played on that pier all the time
Dodging cars, I lost a couple of friends that way...

Oh , them butterflies
Fighting against the wind ; not movin' anyplace.
Oh , them butterflies
Took off my jacket, started swingin' at them.
Happiest moment of my life .....
Happiest moment of my life

I ditched school, 'cause I got beat up at home.
Didn't want them to just send me to the hospital again.
Started whippin' my jacket around, hard as I could do;
Yellow and white wings flickering against my feet.

Oh , them butterflies
Fast as I 'd take 'em out, more would fill the air.
Oh , them butterflies
Never felt like that before.
It was the
Happiest moment of my life

Ooh, for the next 25 years
I took comfort in that.
Ooo hoo HOO ! for the next 25 years
When I was beaten and down
I took comfort in that.

Thought about this the other day
Little boy playin' on a pier
Swingin' his jacket against a column of yellow and white;
I’d always seen it so beautiful.
Now I just see an angry boy
Striking out against the world.

Oh , them butterflies
Struggling against the wind not movin' anyplace.
Oh , them butterflies
Taking away their life;
It was the
Happiest moment of my life