Listen to "My Dorothy Shoes"

Written by Lionel Cartwright and Tiffany Johnson

Lyrics for "My Dorothy Shoes":

I was cleaning out my attic
Going through old dusty boxes
Getting rid of stuff I'll probably never use
But as I sorted through my past
I caught a dusty sparkle
On a stack of high school yearbooks
I saw my Dorothy shoes

They instantly transported me to a town time had forgotten
Where a little girl all of six years old
Was singing on a stage
To an out of tune piano
And my single mama smiling
My Dorothy shoes were taking me
Far, far away, where I sang

SOMEWHERE OVER SOUTHERN CAROLINA
SOMEDAY I WILL FLY AWAY
TO A SPARKLING EMERALD CITY
WHERE MIRACLES COME TRUE
DREAMING CAME SO EASY
WHEN I WORE MY DOROTHY SHOES

They were small and scuffed and simple
Buster Brown Mary Janes
Just some sequin covered leather
Held together with some glue
But my mama made them special
And that's how they made me feel
Nothing seemed impossible
when I wore my Dorothy shoes

And I dreamed that they would take us
Where the rain could never find us
To a land of picket fences
Where skies are bright and blue
Where mama's hearts aren’t broken
And daddies never leave
I would go there every time
I wore my Dorothy Shoes, and I sang

CHORUS

And oh, how I need to dream again
And sing about the rainbow's end
Oh I still believe it's so
To see beyond this hurting world
With the faith of that little girl
It's possible I know

CHORUS

 

 

Listen to another track from my album:
"Love Me Anyway"