In the springtime, when the sun shines There's a memory that's never left She flew in the middle of June When the grass was green and the flowers bloomed The way she loved me, sweet as honey Made me feel like I could fly What goes up must come down She was gone when the Fall came 'round You'll believe her, but she's a leaver You'll never see her, it's all a blur With arms wide open, I let her go 'Cause you can't hold a hummingbird Tried to keep up with her restless pace Tried to follow, tried to chase Some things just aren't meant to be That summer when I set her free You'll believe her, but she's a leaver You'll never see her, it's all a blur With arms wide open, I let her go 'Cause you can't hold a hummingbird With arms wide open, I let her go 'Cause you can't hold a hummingbird Oh, you can't hold a hummingbird