You fall in love with the wild flower
So you put it in a vase
You pull it out of the dirt and the earth
And the beauty where there is a way
You fell in love with a firefly, so you keep it in a jar
And you wonder why it don't shine, light up for you anymore
When you gonna learn, boy?
When you gonna learn, boy?

You can't hold her back
You can't tie her down
She ain't something you can own
'cause that ain't what love's all about
Gotta let her fly
She was born to be free
You gotta let that pretty girl spread her wings
You can't hod her back, can't hold her back, boy
You can't hold her back
You can't tie her down
She ain't something you can own
'Cause that ain't what love's all about
Gotta let her fly
She was born to be free
You gotta let that pretty girl spread her wings
You can't hold her back, can't hold her back, boy
Can't hold her back, can't hold her back
Oh, whoa

You see, the more you wanna cage her
The more she doesn't wanna stay
The more you keep a tight grip on her
She's just gonna wanna get away
But she'll give you her whole heart
If you give her a moment to breathe
Once you get a taste of that kind of love, boy
That’s all you’ll ever need

You can't hold her back
You can't tie her down
She ain't something you can own
'Cause that ain't whats loves all about
Gotta let her fly
She was born to be free
You gotta let that pretty girl, you can't tie down that pretty girl
Can't hold back a girl like me
Can't hold her back, can't hold her back
Gotta let her spread her wings
You see, the more you wanna cage her
The more she doesn't wanna stay
The more you keep a tight grip on her
She's just gonna wanna get away
But she'll give you her whole heart
If you give her a moment to breathe
Once you get a taste of that kind of love, boy
That's all you'll ever need