Loss, Strain And Butterflies

Tabitha's Secret

He got bad well she got mad

and he lord one more time well she got even

no one heard a single word

but as the clock ticked from next door

i hear her breathing

well then i say good morning mrs. sumner

i would like you to meet my friend

mr bone he has a house made out of butterflies yeah

well i can't sleep sometimes but i've been told

it's a lonely condition called growing old

let me stumble sometime



but i'm looking for a soul to cling to yeah

so what you think about that

yeah this time well it all comes down

to loss and strain and butterflies

then it comes right down to me



well hello, have you been alright

did ya find a piece of something

wrapped around the right side of your life

to make you feel better

yeah well did you get out with your sanity

did ya save a little something for the people and me

did ya know with the rain in your pockets

you could change the weather



well i'm looking for a soul to cling to

girl what you think about that

yeah this time well it all comes down

to loss and strain and butterflies

then it comes right down to me

yeah this time this time

well it all comes down yeah eah

to loss and strain and butterflies yeah

well come on down to me yeah me yeah



yeah well is this just a total fall

the wages of our center

have you made yourself a victim

in a game that you can't win

well are we caving in



does it all depend

on loss and strain and butterflies

does it come right down to me anymore

yeah this time baby

does it all come down yeah

oh loss and strain and butterflies

yeah well come on down to me