You can't catch the butterfly
I was asked to write this song by Ann Morgan; a good friend of both myself and Pat. Ann is raising funds for a memorial garden in Old Kilpatrick to remember all those who have taken their lives by jumping from the Erskine Bridge. Ann's husband Hamish took his own life in that manner.
Words and music by Jim Byrne and Pat Byrne
You can't catch the butterfly
Your life is short, but beautiful
you do not fear the dying day
flying free, warm summer breeze
from flower to flower your path is clear
You display your colours, for all to see
and it's nature's job just to keep you free
but fragile thoughts are just like a butterfly's wing
so easily torn, and with a troubled soul
there's the pain that brings
But you can't catch the butterfly
it's always on the wing
so don't shed a tear
your memories will keeps them near
An innocent, magic man
so many gifts, so full of charm
you heard him laugh and tell his tale
gave his family love
gave his friends the same
You can't catch the butterfly
it's always on the wing
so don't shed a tear
memories will keeps them near
Your life was short, but beautiful
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