Lyrics

Never forget who you are

Little star

Never forget how to dream

Butterfly

God gave a present to me

Made of flesh and bones

My life

My soul

You make my spirit whole

Never forget who you are

Little star

Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky

Never forget how to dream

Butterfly

Never forget where you come from

From love

You are a treasure to me

You are my star

You breathe

New life

Into my broken heart

Never forget who you are

Little star

Never forget how to dream

Butterfly

May the angels protect you

And sadness forget you

Little star

There's no reason to weep

Lay your head down to sleep

Little star

May goodness surround you

My love I have found you

Little star

Shining bright

You breathe

New life

Into my broken heart

Never forget who you are

Little star

Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky

Never forget how to dream

Butterfly

Flying higher than all the birds in the sky

Never forget who you are

Little star

Never forget where you come from

From love

Little star

Little star

Little star

From love

Credits

Written by Madonna and Rick Nowels

Produced by Madonna and Marius De Vries

Additional drum programming by Steve Sidelnyk

Album

Ray Of Light

Song

Madonna has said in several interviews that during the production of the album she was inspired mostly by the birth of her daughter Lourdes. Drowned World, Nothing Really Matters and Mer Girl all have references to Lola, but Little Star is entirely dedicated to her. Madonna performed a beautiful acoustic rendition of this track at The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1998.