Walked back into my past
Hasn't changed much since I been here last
Everything's right where I left it
Curtains drawn, everything's still
Empty places on my wall to fill
Clothes I can no longer fit
These were little girl dreams
So much bigger than they seem
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
Wanted to fall in love, fly to the moon
Never fall prey to cloudy skies and gloom
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
Then one day, in the blink of an eye
The caterpillar morphed into a butterfly
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
No longer a little girl
Saw the real side of the world
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
Learned to quit relying on their love
Cause now this little girl's all grown up
Pictures showing me my memories
Meet me at the door to greet me
Awaking every heartache I thought I'd buried
All my tear stained journals wait
They've seen me in my most vulnerable state
Retelling everything I'd ever thought or worried
These were little girl dreams
So much bigger than they seem
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
Wanted to fall in love, fly to the moon
Never fall prey to cloudy skies and gloom
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
Then one day, in the blink of an eye
The caterpillar morphed into a butterfly
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
No longer a little girl
Saw the real side of the world
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
Learned to quit relying on their love
Cause now this little girl's all grown up
The braids are coming out
My hair is flowing down
Cause it's all up to me now
The braids are coming out
My hair is flowing down
Cause it's all up to me now
I had little girl dreams
That were much bigger than they seemed
They were ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
I wanted to fall in love, fly to the moon
And never fall prey to cloudy skies and gloom
But they were ripped away
Then one day, in the blink of an eye
This caterpillar morphed into a butterfly
Ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
I'm no longer a little girl
I've seen the real side of the world
Was ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
I've learned to quit relying on their love
And I'm no longer a little girl
I'm all grown up
I was ripped away slowly (slowly) slowly (slowly)
And now I'm all grown up
