I got butterflies in my stomach, real deep
Try to sing ‘em lullabyes, but they just won’t sleep
They keep stayin’ awake, makin’ me shake
And I don’t know how much more I can take
Butterflies got my belly swellin’ like a watermelon
They woke up when the people started yellin’
It’s time to perform with my team for the crowd
I seem real proud when they scream real loud
And I am-but still I get them chills
If you get butterflies, then you know how it feels.
It’s not that I don’t want to do it
It’s just that I hope that I get through it- I hope I don’t lose it
Who gets butterflies?
At least every other guy, and I wonder why
And I wonder what I should do, and I wonder what if I
Let ‘em fly, and rode the butterflies to the sky.

I ride the butterflies

Now, whether soccer games or the school play
The names might change, but the butterflies stay
Basketball, when you jump and pass
Or when you gotta speak at the front of the class
Gym performance, dance recital,
Focus is important and it’s vital
But you can’t think straight with the butterflies flutterin’
Your hands shake, when you speak, you start stutterin’
But here’s what it’s all about
Butterflies are just doubt, so let ‘em come out
Believe in yourself and it feels like flyin’
That’s butterfly ridin’ – it’s like sky divin’.
Except you don’t fall, you keep risin’
And the crowd loves it when they see you smilin’.
Butterflies are a fuel to get energy from
And life is a game, so it’s meant to be fun.

I ride the butterflies.