While she shines like those tiny green beetles That you find when you lift up the rocks She will thrive on the warmth of your people And the effortless smiles she unlocks We're the wall flowers who sit near the hand rails Where we grunt out our idiot views And we learn to ride on her coat tails In the shade created by you If this girl eclipses our being Don't grumble at how this all passes Don't sit in the shade that we're seeing And be sure to wear your sunglasses And the patience she saves up for worry And respect for the darkness we show And we can embrace melancholy We're the men that only they know If your girl is a natural carer Who knows how to nurture their soul Hold on to her with the firmest of grips Because without her we're nothing at all If this girl eclipses our being Don't grumble at how this all passes Don't sit in the shade that we're seeing And be sure to wear your sunglasses Let her be she's your shiny little green beetle She's the best of all the really kind people Shelter you she will ward off nearly all the evil Keep her safe she's your shiny little green beetle She's the Eve you're the Adam who will eat the apple She's the scribe who is writing up your own fable Keep you strong keep your feet underneath the table Keep her near she's your shiny little green beetle Give her love she's your shiny little green beetle Give your all she's your shiny little green beetle Let her be she's your shiny little green