Em 
Mama told me not to waste my life 
         A 
She said spread your wings my little butterfly 
          Em 
Don't let what they say keep you up at night 
            A 
And if they give you shhh then they can walk on by 
   Em 
My feet, feet can't touch the ground 
                   A 
And I can't hear a sound 

  
But you just keep on running up your mouth yeah 
Em 
Walk, walk on over there 
                  A 
Cos I'm to fly to care, oh yeah 

  
     Em                 D 
Your words, dont mean a thing 
                G 
I'm not listening 
              A 
Keep walking, all I know is 

  
Em 
Mama told me not to waste my life 
         G 
She said spread your wings my little butterfly 
          D 
Don't let what they say keep you up at night 
         A 
And they can't detain you 
                       E 
Cos wings were made to fly 
                                 G 
And we don't let nobody bring us down 
                                D 
No matter what you say it won't hurt me 
                             A 
No matter if I fall from the sky 
                        E 
These wings are made to fly 

  
Em 
I'm firing up that runway 
                             A 
I know we're gonna get their someday 

  
But we don't need no ready steady go, no 
Em 
Talk, talk turns into air 
                 A 
And I don't even care, oh yeah 

  
     Em                 D 
Your words, dont mean a thing 
                G 
I'm not listening 
              A 
Keep walking, all I know is 

  
Em 
Mama told me not to waste my life 
         G 
She said spread your wings my little butterfly 
          D 
Don't let what they say keep you up at night 
         A 
And they can't detain you 
                       E 
Cos wings were made to fly 
                                 G 
And we don't let nobody bring us down 
                                D 
No matter what you say it won't hurt me 
                             A 
No matter if I fall from the sky 
                        E 
These wings are made to fly 

  
Em 
I don't need no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey 
A 
I don't hear mo one saying hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey 
Em 
You better keep on walking, I don't want to hear your talking boy 
A 
You better keep on walking, I don't want to hear your talking boy 

  
     Em                 D 
Your words, dont mean a thing 
                G 
I'm not listening 
              A 
Keep walking, all I know is 

  
Em 
Mama told me not to waste my life 
         G 
She said spread your wings my little butterfly 
          D 
Don't let what they say keep you up at night 
         A 
And they can't detain you 
                       E 
Cos wings were made to fly 
                                 G 
And we don't let nobody bring us down 
                                D 
No matter what you say it won't hurt me 
                             A 
No matter if I fall from the sky 
                        E 
These wings are made to fly