Fireflies

You looked like my mother Did when she was 19, not afraid to die I started plannin' our future But you were just 19, still a firefly You got terrible vision You shoulda seen I was leavin' when I first appeared I got bit by the footlights I got caught in the headlights in any place but here Never say you'll never leave 'Cause you'll never know 'til you try In a jar fireflies Only last for one night, only last for one night Trains roll like gamblers in slow mo Tryin' to find good luck when they couldn't find love Oh yeah, and I'm gonna sleep on the train tracks It's gonna be a peaceful night then it's gonna get rough Never say you'll never leave 'Cause you'll never know 'til you try In a jar fireflies Only last for one night, only last for one night I must have had a reason for leavin' Not one I could see I must have had a reason for leavin' It must have been me, it must have been me You looked like my mother Did when she was 19, not afraid to die For the last time I'm not your mother And I was only 19, I'm still a firefly