When fickle youth was on my side
I took a long ill-fated ride
He picked me up from the train station
We were alive, we were alive
When brutal truth gave birth then died
I let a man of mystery confide
I barely knew his heart at all
But petals fall where they may fall
I leaned against the wooden barricade
Between the present and before love was made
I knew you'd sing me just like a serenade
I knew you'd leave me like butterflies at night
Like butterflies at night
When fickle youth was on my side
I took a whimsical boat ride
And when my skin was burned with sun
You kissed it cool Valerian
When my sweet tooth was sanctified
I let a man's whiskey kisses collide
His every hope inside my ear
Watercolors blurry and clear
I leaned against the wooden barricade
Between the present and before love was made
I knew you'd sing me just like a serenade
I knew you'd leave me like butterflies at night
Like butterflies at night
… like butterflies at night
Like butterflies at night