The Grizzly Bear & The Butterfly

These are the lyrics to a song that has a folksy campfire style.

There’s a smiling Grizzly Bear
As he sits right down for dinner
With all the other creatures of the earth
He says, “I’m sorry for what I’ve done
I know I’ve been a sinner.
I’ve finally reached the moment of rebirth.”

The rabbit shoots him a dirty glance
And tells him, “It’s too late”
He takes his carrots and he hops right out the door
The deer sees right through him
And he won’t take the bait
“No you wont take pleasure from eating me anymore”

The fish just gives a laugh
Then he swims away
And one by one the others follow too
And under their breath
The bear can hear them say
“We won’t spend another moment here with you”

Now the Grizzly Bear remains
But his smile has gone
‘cause no one believes that he has grown
He lays his head in his paws
As the floods pour on
He sits helpless, completely alone

Then the butterfly lands on his shoulder
She flutters her wings and says
“I knew you had good in you all along.
You have to trust that with time
They’ll change their stubborn ways
They’ll see us and they’ll know that they were wrong”

You see, the butterfly’s been through rough times
She understands the pain
She knows that all he needs is just one friend
She says, “Oh Grizzly Bear, I love you.
You’ll never be alone again.”
And they travelled on together to the end
Yes they travelled on together to the end