Songs for Dottie

Verse 1

You spin the drums like lightning fast Tokens fly like laughter past No one wins but you, it’s true The whole room sings because of you

Pre-chorus

That grin you wear when luck takes flight Turns the ordinary into bright And makes the whole world lean in close

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, light the room You turn the noise to sweet perfume Every token’s got your name Dottie, Dottie—still the same

Verse 2

You don’t need a jackpot to shine Just a table, a drum, a line Of folks waiting, hearts held tight To catch the spark you set alight

Bridge

No fortune cookie, no grand prize Just you—making magic rise And every laugh you leave behind Becomes a tune we all re-sign

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, light the room You turn the noise to sweet perfume Every token’s got your name Dottie, Dottie—still the same

Outro

Tokens settle, music fades But your joy still spins in shades

Verse 1

You spun the night with laughter loud Turned ordinary into gold Bulbs danced where shadows bowed Silver fell like wishes told

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, light the way You make the whole world bright and gay Every turn, every spark, every sigh Dottie, you’re the reason why

Verse 2

Wooden horses never tired Riding joy on every spin No clock could ever be fired Not when you’re the joy within

Pre-chorus

You don’t need a cake or crown Just your laugh, the air, the glow We’re already dancing now

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, light the way You make the whole world bright and gay Every turn, every spark, every sigh Dottie, you’re the reason why

Bridge

No need to count the years you’ve known You’re the spark that makes time slow

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, light the way You make the whole world bright and gay Every turn, every spark, every sigh Dottie, you’re the reason why

Outro

Silver still falls where you stood The horses hum your favourite tune

Verse 1

You light up every quiet room With laughter stitched in golden thread A sweet surprise in every tune That turns the ordinary, blessed

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, you’re the prize The sparkle in the jars we keep Dottie, you turn skies to skies Of candy dreams and sweet reprieve

Verse 2

You’ve got that laugh that heals the ache The kind that lingers, soft and deep Like paper bags that softly shake With treasures none can ever keep

Pre-chorus

The world goes still when you draw near A hush of hope, a gentle glow Like mint on tongues, held crystal clear

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, you’re the prize The sparkle in the jars we keep Dottie, you turn skies to skies Of candy dreams and sweet reprieve

Bridge

No lottery ever paid this right No pie could hold what you provide

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, you’re the prize The sparkle in the jars we keep Dottie, you turn skies to skies Of candy dreams and sweet reprieve

Outro

So let the bags still rustle near For you’re the sweetest thing we hold

Verse 1

Two paper cups out in the grass Gone cold before we even knew The wool rug catching all that light Is nothing next to loving you

Pre-chorus

I never planned to stay this long But something in the quiet held And now I don't want to let go

Chorus

Dottie, you're the calm I chose Not the loud kind, not the naughty Just a steady thing that grows There's no one else I'd rather be with, Dottie

Verse 2

The tall grass hides us from the world No clock to watch, no plans to keep You laugh at something I forgot And it's the sound I want to keep

Chorus

Dottie, you're the calm I chose Not the loud kind, not the naughty Just a steady thing that grows There's no one else I'd rather be with, Dottie

Bridge

It isn't the grand things that hold us here It's how you look at me and stay Ordinary days turned into something dear Because you simply chose to stay

Chorus

Dottie, you're the calm I chose Not the loud kind, not the naughty Just a steady thing that grows There's no one else I'd rather be with, Dottie

Outro

Those two cups sit cold and empty now But I'm still warm from loving you

Verse 1

The screen goes dark, face to the table No more scrolling, no more static babble Your glass sits there, still and half drained Nothing tonight feels quite unclaimed

Pre-chorus

I keep the noise so far away Just want to hear what you might say So come here closer, stay

Chorus

Dottie, you're the one I choose tonight Turn the whole world off and hold you tight Dottie, nothing pulls my eyes from you You're the truest thing I ever knew

Verse 2

The phone can wait, it always does You're the only signal that I trust Every message fades to grey Next to what your eyes might say

Chorus

Dottie, you're the one I choose tonight Turn the whole world off and hold you tight Dottie, nothing pulls my eyes from you You're the truest thing I ever knew

Bridge

Let the water sit and warm You're the only kind of storm I'd choose to stand inside No shelter, and no need to hide

Chorus

Dottie, you're the one I choose tonight Turn the whole world off and hold you tight Dottie, nothing pulls my eyes from you You're the truest thing I ever knew

Outro

The glass still sits there, half undrunk Screen face down, and I'm still stunned

Verse 1

Two boots by the fire, side by side Yours still holding the shape of the climb We tracked the whole hill in the rain I'd walk it again just for you, Dottie

Pre-chorus

The pine keeps cracking, warm and slow You lean in closer, I let you know This feeling's been building a while

Chorus

Dottie, you're the one I choose again Not just today, but back then, and when Nothing about this is fancy or new Dottie, that's exactly why it's true

Verse 2

You laugh about the mud on the floor Say we'll clean it up, then don't bother anymore I watch you stretch your socks near the flame Nobody else makes a mess look like home

Pre-chorus

The pine keeps cracking, warm and slow You lean in closer, I let you know This feeling's been building a while

Chorus

Dottie, you're the one I choose again Not just today, but back then, and when Nothing about this is fancy or new Dottie, that's exactly why it's true

Bridge

No need to dress this up as more We're just two people warming by a door Steady is its own kind of proof I found that out because of you

Chorus

Dottie, you're the one I choose again Not just today, but back then, and when Nothing about this is fancy or new Dottie, that's exactly why it's true

Outro

Two boots still drying by the fire That's where I want to stay, Dottie

Verse 1

Rain is tapping softly on the dark like gentle fingers Branches sway above us while the quiet evening lingers You are wrapped up warm here, nothing here can touch you Every little breath you take, someone loves you truly

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the falling rain sing soft and low Nothing in this whole wide world can hurt you so Close your eyes and drift where warm and safe hearts go

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, sleep is calling gentle and slow Somebody's watching over you wherever you go You are the softest, sweetest thing this house has known Dottie, my darling, you are never alone

Verse 2

Low branches lean in close like they are guarding your window Shadows on the ceiling move so quiet and so slow Nothing out there in the dark was ever built to scare you You are held together by the love that gathers near you

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the falling rain sing soft and low Nothing in this whole wide world can hurt you so Close your eyes and drift where warm and safe hearts go

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, sleep is calling gentle and slow Somebody's watching over you wherever you go You are the softest, sweetest thing this house has known Dottie, my darling, you are never alone

Bridge

Let the rain keep tapping, let the branches sway Morning always finds its way back to us, come what may You are safe inside this small and quiet space

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, sleep is calling gentle and slow Somebody's watching over you wherever you go You are the softest, sweetest thing this house has known Dottie, my darling, you are never alone

Outro

Rain will keep on falling soft while branches sway above you Sleep now, little Dottie, know how deeply you are loved

Verse 1

The thin linen lifts and falls across the wide wooden floor Midnight breathes so softly through the window by your bed You are held here safer than you've ever been before Every quiet corner of this house holds you instead

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the whole night is turning slow and low Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fall Close your eyes and feel how gently the hours go

Chorus

Dottie, the night is only wrapping you up tight Sleep finds you soft as linen moving in the air Nothing can touch you, Dottie, not tonight You are the one thing kept most carefully in my care

Verse 2

The floorboards hold their stillness while the curtain starts to sway Somewhere beyond the window the whole wide world slows down You do not need to carry one worry into day You are the softest, safest thing in this small town

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the whole night is turning slow and low Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fall Close your eyes and feel how gently the hours go

Chorus

Dottie, the night is only wrapping you up tight Sleep finds you soft as linen moving in the air Nothing can touch you, Dottie, not tonight You are the one thing kept most carefully in my care

Bridge

Let every breath you take grow longer, slower, deep Nothing tonight will ask you to be anything but you

Chorus

Dottie, the night is only wrapping you up tight Sleep finds you soft as linen moving in the air Nothing can touch you, Dottie, not tonight You are the one thing kept most carefully in my care

Outro

The linen settles still against the wide wooden floor Sleep well, you are so loved, and so much more

Verse 1

One small yellow bulb is glowing soft above the carpeted stairs tonight and all the drifting dust hangs still inside that warm and gentle light nothing in this house is rushing, nothing here will stir and you are held so safely here, my Dottie, wrapped up right

Pre-chorus

The hush is settling deeper now, the whole house breathing slow every worry of the day has somewhere small to go so close your eyes, my darling, let the quiet start to grow

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, sleep is calling soft and low you are the warmest thing this tired house will ever know nobody needs to tell you twice how loved you are tonight Dottie, Dottie, let the whole wide world go slow

Verse 2

The stairs are quiet now, no little feet to climb them anymore just a golden hush that settles gently on the floor somewhere past the window the night is holding still for you and you can rest inside it, safe behind a closed old door

Bridge

Every breath you take tonight is one more breath I'm glad to hear nothing in the dark can touch you while I'm sitting near let the dust motes drift and settle, let the hours disappear you are not alone in any shadow, ever, dear

Chorus

Dottie, Dottie, sleep is calling soft and low you are the warmest thing this tired house will ever know nobody needs to tell you twice how loved you are tonight Dottie, Dottie, let the whole wide world go slow

Outro

That small yellow bulb will keep on glowing gently while you dream holding all the love this quiet house has ever seen