[Verse 1]
They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild
But the hunger in her body then
Was not the hunger of some lonely child

[Chorus]
Like a butterfly in springtime
Searching every field for lovin's sweetest rose
The embrace of many strangers
Still could not release her from the hold

[Verse 2]
In the backstreets and the bedrooms
All she's found is disappointment's bitter weeds
While the love that she's too often found
Is not enough to satisfy her needs

[Verse 3]
She's older than the years she holds
And aging fast with each day passing by
On a downhill run to nowhere
'Cause the hunger never can be satisfied

[Bridge]
The reflection in her mirror's
Not the image she remembers in her mind
Her beauty has been eaten
By the hunger and the acid winds of time
[Verse 4]
She has danced the tune her demons played
And paid the piper dearly for his song
Empty now of all the pride
But still inside the hunger's just as strong

[Verse 5]
They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild
But the hunger in her body then
Was not the hunger of some lonely child

[Chorus]
Like a butterfly in springtime
Searching every field for lovin's sweetest rose
The embrace of many strangers
Still could not release her from the hold