麦莉从小就对音乐产生浓厚的兴趣，在很小的时候便开始写歌和学习唱歌。在2005年，她终于可以把自己的音乐才华发挥在工作上，她在美国迪士尼频道的青春喜剧《汉娜·蒙塔娜》(Hannah Montana) 中饰演女主角麦莉·史都华。在《汉娜·蒙塔娜》于2006年3月24日在美国首播后，麦莉便在美国爆红。之后又拍摄了电影版的《汉娜·蒙塔娜》，并于2009年4月10日首映。"butterfly fly away"就收录在其电影版原声带中。
You tuck me in, turn out the light
你给我把被子盖好，关上灯
kept me safe and sound at night
让我夜里能安心地酣睡
Little girls depend on things like that
小女孩们依赖这样的事儿
Brushed my teeth and combed my hair
刷牙，梳理头发
Had to drive me everywhere
开车带我去各个地方
You were always there when I looked back
当我回望时，你总在那儿
You had to do it all alone
你总要一个人做这些事
Make a living, make a home
赚钱，养家
Must have been as hard as it could be
无论多艰苦
And when I couldn't sleep at night
当我夜里不能入睡时
Scared things wouldn't turn out right
害怕的东西袭来时
You would hold my hand and sing to me
你会握住我的手，轻声哼唱
Caterpillar in the tree
树里藏着的毛毛虫啊
How you wonder who you'll be
你疑惑你的未来
Can't go far but you can always dream
无法高飞，但永远有梦
Wish you may and wish you might
希望你可以
Don't you worry, hold on tight
别担心，坚持到底
I promise you there will come a day
我向你承诺，会有那么一天
Butterfly fly away
你化蝶飞远
Butterfly fly away (Butterfly fly away)
蝴蝶也可以远飞(蝴蝶也可以远飞)
Got your wings, now you can't stay
当你拥有翅膀，你就别停留原地
Take those dreams and make them all come true
带上梦想，让它们成为现实
Butterfly fly away (Butterfly fly away)
蝴蝶也可以远飞(蝴蝶也可以远飞)
You've been waiting for this day
你已经为这一天等了很久
All along and know just what to do
你一直知道要怎么做
Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly fly away
蝴蝶啊，蝴蝶啊，蝴蝶啊，蝴蝶也能远飞
Butterfly fly away
蝴蝶也能远飞...
Butterfly fly away
蝴蝶也能远飞...
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