Hummingbirds and honeybees
Blossoms on the apple trees
Kites and dandelion seeds
The things that fly away
Bottle rockets, paper planes
Childhood, summer, maiden names
And home run hits that win the game
The things that fly away
Fly away, fly away
You can't catch them if you try
Fly away, fly away
They were always meant to fly
Red balloons and racing cars
Frisbees, fireworks, shooting stars
And fireflies in mason jars
The things that fly away
Fly away, fly away
You can't catch them if you try
Fly away, fly away
They were always meant to fly
Embers from a burning flame
Time and patience, fortune, fame
And every child we ever named
The things that fly away
Every child we ever named
We watch them fly away
