The Butterfly Lyrics - The Story Of My Life (original Broadway Cast Recording) - Will Chase

In a far of land there lived a beautiful butterfly 

In a kingdom full of blossom covered trees 

And winding through this paradise, a river danced along 

And played with the constant summer breeze 

The butterfly found a tiny branch at the riverside 

And watched the water rushing who-knows-where 

Carefully he sheltered from the power of the breeze 

For surely it could toss him through the air 

Im a butterfly, he said, trivial and small 

And in the greater scheme of things I dont mean much at all 

So Ill flap my wings to stretch myself and just enjoy the view 

Im a butterfly, what more can I do? 

One afternoon, the butterfly asked the river 

Madam, what makes you hurry so? 

What splendid destination are you rippling toward? 

Where, oh, where do you go? 

The river said, Im headed for the ocean 

And summer breeze inspires me to race 

My friend, youd love the ocean, its remarkable to see 

Wont you join our friendly chase? 

Im a butterfly, he said, trivial and small 

And in the greater scheme of things I dont mean much at all 

So Ill flap my wings to stretch myself and just enjoy the view 

Im a butterfly, what more can I do? 

So the butterfly, he dreamed of the ocean 

He longed to flutter high above the seas 

But there are dangers in the sky for a tiny butterfly 

So from his branch he asked a question of the breeze 

What makes you chase the river towards the ocean? 

And the breeze told him a most amazing thing 

Im simply made up of the currents in the air 

That start from the movement of your wing, your tiny wing 

Youre a butterfly my friend, powerful and strong 

And Im grateful for the way youve always hurried me along 

When you flap your wings to stretch yourself, it might seem small to you 

But you change the world with everything you do 

So he stretched his wings and took off from the safety of his tree 

And the butterfly finally saw the sea