Story of My Life, The movie

Story of My Life, The movie - The Butterfly lyrics

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ALVIN<br>

A Neat Career.<br>

A story about Thomas.<br>

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THOMAS<br>

Okay.<br>

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My college application required a sample of my writing, a short story, and I had nothing.<br>

I'd been writing things down for years but nothing resembled an actual story.<br>

So, in a panic I went to find Alvin at the store to tell me what to do.<br>

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ALVIN<br>

There's gotta be thousands of stories in that head of yours, Tom.<br>

Just pick one and write it down.<br>

THOMAS<br>

So I picked one and wrote it down. Three hundred and fifty words amounting to,<br>

I suspected, a pile of crap. So, I decided to read it to Alvin and let him decide if it was<br>

any good at all.<br>

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(Thomas reads.)<br>

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The Butterfly. By Thomas Weaver.<br>

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ALVIN<br>

The Butterfly?<br>

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THOMAS<br>

Yeah.<br>

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IN A FAR OFF LAND<br>

THERE LIVED A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY,<br>

IN A KINGDOM FULL OF BLOSSOM COVERED TREES<br>

AND WINDING THROUGH THIS PARADISE<br>

A RIVER DANCED ALONG<br>

AND PLAYED WITH THE CONSTANT SUMMER BREEZE.<br>

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(Thomas hesitates, losing confidence.)<br>

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ALVIN<br>

Keep going.<br>

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THOMAS<br>

THE BUTTERFLY<br>

FOUND A TINY BRANCH AT THE RIVERSIDE<br>

AND WATCHED THE WATER RUSHING WHO KNOWS WHERE.<br>

CAREFULLY HE SHELTERED<br>

FROM THE POWER OF THE BREEZE<br>

FOR SURELY IT COULD TOSS HIM THROUGH THE AIR.<br>

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“I’M A BUTTERFLY,”<br>

HE SAID,<br>

“TRIVIAL AND SMALL<br>

AND IN THE GREATER SCHEME OF THINGS<br>

I DON’T MEAN MUCH AT ALL,<br>

SO I’LL FLAP MY WINGS TO STRETCH MYSELF<br>

AND JUST ENJOY THE VIEW.<br>

I’M A BUTTERFLY, WHAT MORE CAN I DO?”<br>

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ONE AFTERNOON THE BUTTERFLY ASKED THE RIVER,<br>

"MADAM, WHAT MAKES YOU HURRY SO?<br>

WHAT SPLENDID DESTINATION<br>

ARE YOU RIPPLING TOWARD?<br>

WHERE, OH WHERE DO YOU GO?"<br>

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THE RIVER SAID, “I’M HEADED FOR THE OCEAN,<br>

AND THE SUMMER BREEZE INSPIRES ME TO RACE.<br>

MY FRIEND, YOU’D LOVE THE OCEAN.<br>

IT’S REMARKABLE TO SEE.<br>

WON’T YOU JOIN OUR FRIENDLY CHASE?”<br>

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“I’M A BUTTERFLY,”<br>

HE SAID,<br>

“TRIVIAL AND SMALL<br>

AND IN THE GREATER SCHEME OF THINGS<br>

I DON’T MEAN MUCH AT ALL,<br>

SO I FLAP MY WINGS TO STRETCH MYSELF<br>

AND JUST ENJOY THE VIEW.<br>

I’M A BUTTERFLY, WHAT MORE CAN I DO?”<br>

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SO THE BUTTERFLY, HE DREAMED OF THE OCEAN.<br>

HE LONGED TO FLUTTER HIGH ABOVE THE SEAS,<br>

BUT THERE ARE DANGERS IN THE SKY<br>

FOR A TINY BUTTERFLY.<br>

SO FROM HIS BRANCH<br>

HE ASKED A QUESTION OF THE BREEZE.<br>

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"WHAT MAKES YOU CHASE THE RIVER<br>

T’WARD THE OCEAN?"<br>

THEN THE BREEZE TOLD HIM A MOST AMAZING THING.<br>

“I’M SIMPLY MADE UP OF THE CURRENTS IN THE AIR<br>

THAT START FROM THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR WING,<br>

YOUR TINY WING.”<br>

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“YOU’RE A BUTTERFLY MY FRIEND,<br>

POWERFUL AND STRONG<br>

AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY<br>

YOU’VE ALWAYS HURRIED ME ALONG.<br>

WHEN YOU FLAP YOUR WINGS TO STRETCH YOURSELF<br>

IT MIGHT SEEM SMALL TO YOU<br>

BUT YOU CHANGE THE WORLD<br>

WITH EVERYTHING YOU DO.”<br>

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SO HE STRETCHED HIS WINGS<br>

AND TOOK OFF FROM THE SAFETY OF HIS TREE<br>

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AND THE BUTTERFLY FINALLY SAW THE SEA.<br>

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