Don't play along, don't bring me promises
Don't you be long, don't bring me down
I'm on the brink, the brink of a laugh or cry
The edge of a live or die

Shame on the world - shame on the butterfly
Shame on the world - don't even ask me why
Shame on the world - shame as she flutters by
Shame on the world - shame on the butterfly

Don't do too much, don't try to tell her
(Don't try to tell her anything)
Don't think too much, don't try to see
I'm on the edge of a mountain peak
Living in mystery... so...

Shame on the world - shame on the butterfly
Shame on the world - don't even ask me why
Shame on the world - shame as she flutters by
Shame on the world - shame on the butterfly

Yeah Yeah - Yeah Yeah