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" 

Ooooo ooo 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 

Ooooo ooo 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 

Ooooo ooo 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 

Ooooo ooo yeah 
Some things that glitter may be gold 

Ooooo ooo yeah 
Some things that glitter 
May be gold