Well, I told you not to fall in love   I ain't the kind you can tie down   You went and did it anyway   As though I'd done you harm      Each time I went reachin' out   That's when you let go   Now don't try to pretend    That you didn't know      If you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Come on baby, set me free   I got to be free      If you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Butterflies are meant to fly   I got to be free   Sometimes like butterflies   Oh, yeah, ooh, baby, baby, ahh, yeah      Well I told ya right from the beginning   I couldn't stay for too long - that I had to go   Now, it's not because it's in my heart   Baby, I don't love you   Just because I'm meant to be   I'm meant to be free      'Cause if you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Come on baby, set me free   I got to be free      'Cause if you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Butterflies are meant to fly   I got to be free   Sometimes like butterflies      No, it's not because it's in my heart   Oh, I don't love you   It's only that I'm meant to be   I'm meant to be free      'Cause if you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me, baby   Let me fly, fly, fly, fly   I got to be free      Oh, baby   Love me, love me, love me, baby   Let me fly, fly, fly   I got to be free      Set me free   Set me free   Set me free   Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby      Oh, oh, baby   Love me, love me, love me, baby   Set me free   Oh, baby      If you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Come on baby, set me free   I got to be free, oh      'Cause if you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Butterflies are meant to fly   I got to be free      'Cause if you wanna love me   If you wanna hold me   Come on baby, set me free   I got to be free