Butterflies

A courtship story told in order. The singer pulls up to the house, shakes "your father's hand," promises to be back by "like ten," and gets a nervous goodnight kiss. The second verse jumps ahead to asking her dad for her hand, where "he wouldn't look me in the eyes / So I wouldn't have to see him cry," then the aisle and a "nervous smile."

The third verse admits fault ("sometimes I made mistakes that hurt you") and answers with a vow: "I promise I will never let you down / As long as I am around." The last scene looks ahead to a rocking chair, "years of laughter, tears and pain," and a child who is "just like you, full of life." The "butterflies" tag ties each stage together.

Faith stays implicit apart from one line of prayer, "I pray one day you'll be there." The picture of a faithful marriage and children as a gift fits Genesis 2:24 and Psalm 127:3, though the lyric itself cites neither.