The first time lightning hit me 

Was the night I met your daddy 

It flew down the dance tent pol 

Threw me to the red dirt floor 

And as I reached to him 

For the very first time 

Tiny fire flew from his hand to mine 

Fixed me to the spot 

Feu de grace 


I want to tell you everything 

I want to spare you everything 

Littlewing 


The second time it hit me 

I was holding you 

In the dead of night 

In the dead of night it lit your eyes 

It lit your eyes and stopped your cries 

It stopped your cries and 

Flowed through the bed 

It flowed through the bed and 

Fixed you to my breast 

Fixed you to the spot 

Feu de grace 


So I gave you a name that sounds 

Like far away 

In hopes that you'll run 

From this place someday 

As soon as your feet 

Can carry your weight 

Run from your people 

Littlewing fly 

We pull the fire from the sky 


I want to tell you everything 

I want to spare you everything 

Littlewing 


I'd give up everyone 

I'd give up every one of my days 

To spare you one moment's pain