Have I Told You Lately (Sweet Dreams)

Have I Told You Lately (Sweet Dreams)

It’s been a long day
Time to put those toys away
I’ll read you a story
Before you sleep tonight

Don’t be scared now
There are no monsters here
I’m here beside you
I will always be near

Have I told you lately
That you’re so beautiful?
You’re a gift from heaven
You’re one in a million

Have I told you lately
That you’re so beautiful?
You’re a gift from heaven
A dream come true

Sleep well little darling
I’ll see you in the morning
Adventure awaits
A brand new day!

We will fly in the sky
Fight pirates who have one eye
Sweet dreams…
Sweet dreams…

So darling close your eyes
Dream of vanilla skies
And as I close the door
I'll say a prayer for you

Song Notes
This song is a collaboration between me and Ivan. I wrote a set of lyrics which was meant to be a sort of a lullaby song for a small child. However, I had no inspiration for the melody so I asked around among my Songcraft buddies to see if anyone has any ideas for the lyrics. As it happens, Ivan was looking for a set of lyrics for a tune he had in mind, and thus a collaboration was born! Read his account of his here.

As I told Ivan, his version of the song is interesting as the song now veers away from a sort of lullaby and instead became a philosophical take on life. The literal pirates and vanilla skies are now metaphorical. Made me see the song in a whole new light!