Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Wes Powers performing Mine and Craig E. Burgess song "Swallowtail Wing" at the PASA cover me party in Philadelphia.

My friends say that I'm handicapped because I'm not like they.
They flutter off when I come near, and with them I can't play.
but there is nothing wrong with me, there's just one minor thing:
I am a Tiger Swallowtail who has a wrinkled wing.

I fly as high and far as they, and pollinate as well...
But that one blemish on my wind does more than words can tell.
It labels me as something weird which doesn't fit the "mold"...
And thus I'm forced to fly alone, through skies both warm and cold.

So this is for all Swallowtails with a wrinkled wing
Remember when you fly alone, that you fly alone with me

I know they'll never understand what damage they have done
By choosing not to fly with me...for they just think it's fun!
If only I could make them see that beauty is "wing deep,"
While talent and ability are traits we All can reap.

So this is for all Swallowtails with a wrinkled wing
Remember when you fly alone, that you fly alone with me.

But I'll not let them get me down and make me feel ashamed.
I'll simply work much harder to prove that I'm Not maimed!
For I'm as good and strong as they, unique in just one thing:
I am that Tiger Swallowtail who has a wrinkled wing.

So this is for all Swallowtails with wrinkled wings.
Remember when you fly alone, that you're flying alone with me.