my adjacent woods was cut and paved over i haven't seen any since

I wish my area still had fireflies. I remember they were around here when I was a kid. Now they are not.

Take my love, take my land

Take me where I cannot stand

I don't care, I'm still free

You can't take the sky from me

I've seen more of them around my back yard this year, and I'm wondering if something in the garden is attracting more of them. I've seen a bunch of them sheltering on a newly grown yucca plant during the day, at least.

Haven't seen a firefly since I was a kid

you mean it's the time of year when you watch Joss Whedon's short-lived cult-classic space western series Firefly™?

I like to gently catch em. They're so slow and clumsy, how have they not all been eaten??

Oh yeah! They're really popping off this year too.

I visited AmeriKKKKa once and the fireflies was the best, most amazing thing I saw there.

Lucky!

you would not believe your eyes

I have managed to never see one.