Once I loved a butterfly Don't wonder how, don't ask me why But I believed what I'd been told "All things that glitter can't be gold" Oh, oh, yeah All things that glitter can't be gold Those jealous minds conspired to say Just let that creature fly away How can it be she has it all Her pride is headed for a fall Oh, oh, yeah All things that glitter can't be gold Oh Lord, what races we run Seeking our place in the sun Reaching and hoping we'll find the right one Now every day a new joy brings My butterfly grew golden wings It seems we find as we grow old Some things that glitter may be gold Oh, oh, yeah Some things that glitter may be gold So let us mind what's there to see Before our hearts become too cold In spite of all that we've been told Some things that glitter may be gold Oh, oh, yeah Some things that glitter may be gold Oh, oh, yeah Some things that glitter May be gold