[Verse 1 Jack Palmer] I had nothing to say on Christmas Day When you threw all your clothes in the snow When you burnt your hair, knocked over chairs I just tried to stay out of your way But when you fell asleep With blood on your teeth I got in my car and drove away [Chorus Jack Palmer Amanda Palmer] Listen to me, Butterfly, theres only so much wine You can drink in one life But it will never be enough To save you from the bottom of your glass [Verse 2 Jack Palmer] Where the state highway starts, I parked my car I got out and stared up at the stars As meteors dived and shot across the sky I thought about your sad, shining eyes I came back for my clothes When the sun finally rose But you were still passed out on the floor [Chorus Jack Palmer Amanda Palmer] Listen to me, Butterfly, theres only so much wine You can drink in one life But it will never be enough To save you from the bottom of your glass [Verse 3 Amanda Palmer] It was one or two oclock when I finally got up My head hurt and I saw that you had gone And on the fridge, I saw the note that youd taped up for me You wrote that you hoped that Id have the nerve to change my luck I could have swore wed cleaned it out But when I looked hard enough I found A beer wed missed behind the cake your mother had brought [Chorus Jack Palmer Amanda Palmer] Listen to me, Butterfly, theres only so much wine You can drink in one life But it will never be enough To save you from the bottom of your glass
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