Sweet Dreams by Kelli Welli

A genuine, heartwarming, and uplifting song about exploration in dreams. Written for one of her twins, who struggled with bad dreams when he was a little guy, in this song, we ask, “Where shall we go tonight in our dreams?” imagining the best adventures we can together, and we try to take charge of our dreams when they turn dark. Kelli draws on real, proven techniques she and her son learned to prepare for and try to change the course of bad dreams.

To have this special song produced, Kelli reached out to the uber talented Johnny Clay of kindie band Ants Ants Ants and folk pop band The Dimes — and he agreed to bring this lovely song to life, infused with the loving approach he takes with all of his own children’s music, knowing how precious and important it is to mark these moments with our children and support them through all of their journeys.

Tracklist

1.	Sweet Dreams	3:41

Lyrics

Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Where shall we go — tonight in our dreams?
Shall we fly to the moon?
Take a trip to Saturn’s rings?
Hop across the planets
Like stones in a stream
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—

Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—
Sweet dreams

Where shall we go — tonight in our dreams?
Shall we sing with the whales?
Swim with penguins in the sea?
Catch a mighty wave
Like dolphins flying free?
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—

Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—
Sweet dreams
There may be times for us
When dreams start feeling dark
But we can find a way out
Sing out with our hearts—

This is my dream
This is my dream—
This is my dream
This is my dream—

Where shall we go — tonight in our dreams?
Shall we swing through the trees
Like a monkey family?
Like a toucan, me and you can
Escape the canopy
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—

Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Ay— ay— ay— ay—
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—
Sweet dreams

Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Sweet dreams, sweet dreams my baby —oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah — yeah
Sweet dreams
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Sweet dreams
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Sweet dreams
Singing ooh da lolly ooh da lolly ay—

Credits

released March 28, 2025
Produced and masterfully played by Johnny Clay, with Kyle Lockwood on cello, Kelli Caldwell on acoustic guitar, and mastered by Will Hensley.

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