I never raised any kids of my own. And, for that matter, I never raised anyone else’s kids either. And some people might say that disqualifies me to write songs for kids. But I disagree. Because I WAS a kid. And one of my superpowers is the ability to think back to those days. All those glorious get outta bed times each morning. And all the way through to dreamy time each night.
And I remember dreamy time started even before going to sleep.
I recall one particular memory of dreamy time. It happened as my Mom read the story of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. As the five lines of first verse rolled out, I felt as though I could SEE their little wooden boat sailing through the stars.
And I was only about four. So, I’m sure by the second and third verses my eyelids were drooping into Dreamtown. The old moon laughing. The kids throwing stars into the foam of the night sky. And the herring fish swimming through it all. Yeah, it all blurred together as I entered my own dream.
It was those kinds of memories that helped inspire me to write the first song on my first collection of lullaby songs for kids. The collection is called “Lullabye Bye.” And the first song is “In Your Dreams.”
I imagined what it would be like to read to a little kid. What it would be like to hold a little boy or girl who’s still too young to even talk. And I pictured him or her (and those are the only two choices by the way) being lulled into dreamy time by the sound of my voice.
Then I thought about what might go on in that tiny, growing brain.
So, I decided to ask unanswerable questions in a song. And then provide the answers.
And they’d be unanswerable questions because no tiny child can tell you what they dream. I certainly don’t remember any of my infant sleep wanderings. But it seems logical that babies CAN dream. Even if they don’t remember or understand them. AND it seems logical that those dreams can be affected by the sound and words that come from a parent.
Then, I figured if I sang something to my child, it would come from me. And I’d sing something to let them know I’d be there. Even “In Your Dreams.” That way they could float, peacefully into dreamy time. And beyond that into Dreamtown.
So, with that in mind, these first words came out:
I don’t know if you can see me in your dreams,
But l’ll be here
In case you need a helping hand to pick you up
Or calm your fear.
In Your Dreams is one of the dozen lullaby songs on the Lullabye Bye Collection. And you can download a coloring, drawing, songbook that has all the words AND a secret link to ALL the songs. Just takes a click or tap to get you into the Rhyme And Reason Bookshop. Scroll down to the third book.
You could be sharing it all with your dreamy time kid as early as tonight.
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