It dances on the asphalt
The smell of summer rain's exhilarating
All around us, falling faintly
Lift your head and see such beautiful things
But the colors have all faded
Like a photograph, the memory's on the wall
Holding out for you I waited
Until the winter snow was gone
Now the butterflies are coming back
From their great migration off to lands abroad
You're still out there on vacation
Leaving me wondering: "where did I go wrong"
'Cause you were the first bloom in the spring
So why'd you leave me with a reason
To hate of the seasons
That you took back with the wind
But the colors have all faded
Like a photograph, the memory's on the wall
Holding out for you I waited
Until the winter snow was gone
Now the butterflies are coming back
From their great migration off to lands abroad
You're still out there on vacation
Leaving me wondering: "where did I go wrong"
All the pretty maple leaves that donned the trees
Have fallen to the ground
And they'll never show their hues again
Their hues again
So this is it, I'll shed my wings
If it means I will be free again
I'm free again
But the colors have all faded
Like a photograph, the memory's on the wall
Holding out for you I waited
Until the winter snow was gone
Now the butterflies are coming back
From their great migration off to lands abroad
You're still out there on vacation
Leaving me wondering: "where did I go wrong"