A faded photograph I mailed to you   With feelings I don't want to face   And a long song of surrender in blue   I remember when you took my breath away      [Chorus:]   Chanson papillon, we were very young   Like butterflies, like hot butterfly   Chanson papillon, we had just begun   We let it slide on by   We didn't realize      All our memories are burning in time   Like a bittersweet perfume   Can you tell me how a love that's so fine   Could have climaxed in a single afternoon      Gone are the days of instant romance   And the nights of slow goodbyes   That was a time of life when foxy was the dance   But then you got wise to all my lies      [Chorus]      Chanson papillon, chanson   Chanson papillon, chanson   Chanson papillon, chanson   Chanson papillon, chanson