When I was a caterpillar inching along

I stared up at the sunshine all day long

I fell for all the butterflies floating around

I didn’t have a prayer boys, butterflies never look down

It’s been so many lives just to find your eyes, babe you gotta let me in



When I was a bumblebee, baby you were the queen

They told me of your beauty, oh but I never did see

I sang outside your window everyday as the sun went down

I guess you were busy, oh you never came around

It’s been so many lives just to find your eyes, babe you gotta let me in



When I was a sperm whale swimming free
I spent my lonely nights out in the cold Spanish sea

They told me you were out there off the coast of Oregon

I swam around the world babe, but I guess you were already gone

It’s been so many lives just to find your eyes, babe you gotta let me in



When I was a chimpanzee swinging from the vines

I walked across the jungle just to sit down by your side

But when I finally got there, there were too many on your arm

I fell out of the tree singing “last time’s a charm”



It’s been so many lives just to find your eyes, oh you gotta let me in

It’s been so many lives, I tell you now’s our time, oh just let me in