Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 19 minutes ago

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LYRICS
Mama told me not to waste my life (ah-ooh)
She said, "Spread your wings, my little butterfly" (ah-ooh)
Don't let what they say keep you up at night (ah-ooh)
And if they give you-, shh
Then they can walk on by

My feet, feet can't touch the ground
And I can't hear a sound
But you just keep on running up your mouth, yeah
Walk, walk on over there
'Cause I'm too fly to care, oh, yeah

Your words don't mean a thing
I'm not listening
Keep talking, all I know is

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

I'm firing up on that runway
I know we're gonna get there someday
But we don't need no ready, steady, go, no
Talk, talk turns into air
And I don't even care, oh, yeah

Your words don't mean a thing
I'm not listening
Keep talking, all I know is

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

I don't need no one saying, "Hey, hey, hey, hey"
I don't hear no one saying, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
You better keep on walking
I don't wanna hear your talking, boy
You better keep on walking
I don't wanna hear your talking, boy

Your words don't mean a thing
I'm not listening
They're just like water off my wings

Mama told me not to waste my life (ooh, woah)
She said, "Spread your wings, my little butterfly" (my little butterfly)
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
And they can't detain you
'Cause wings are made to fly
And we don't let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say, it won't hurt me (oh, woah)
Don't matter if I fall from the sky (oh, woah)
These wings are made to fly

And we don't let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say, it won't hurt me
Don't matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly

SONG CREDITS
Words and Music by Mischke Butler, Michelle Lewis, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn, Iain James, Erika Nuri, Jessica Nelson, Jade Thirwall, Leigh Pinnock, Heidi Rojas and Perrie Edwards
Vocal Arrangement and Musical Direction by Amy Whitcomb
Recorded by Amy Whitcomb
Mixing and Mastering by Scott Shattuck
Performed by Lumina of Rise Up Children’s Choir
Soloists (in order of appearance): Lilly Cropper, Jami Peterson, Brooke Blaser, Lydia Oakeson, Lizzie Farnsworth

VIDEO CREDITS
Produced by Rise Up Productions, LLC
Directed by Amy Whitcomb
Assistant Directed by Amy Oakeson
Director of Photography and Editing: Josh Sales joshsalesfilms.com
Special thanks to Brandon Blaser and BCG Holdings, LLC