[INTRO — Toy Music Box] [Soft celesta melody] [Acoustic guitar harmonics] [Gentle childlike percussion] [MUSIC BOX MOTIF] Doo-doo-doo-doo… doo-doo-doo… [VERSE 1 — Bright, playful] I was soft and new when you took me home, A little stuffed dog, never meant to roam, You dragged me through the backyard, Through the mud and rain, To Grandma’s house and back again. You’d throw me on the sofa, Then you’d carry me to bed, I’d wake up underneath you With your little sleepy head. Sandbox, swings and car rides, Everywhere you’d go— If you were there beside me, That’s all I needed to know. [CHORUS — Catchy, Warm] I was your ragdoll, Your dog-dog, your friend, Through every little adventure From beginning to end. You loved me when I was clean, You loved me when I was torn— I was your ragdoll, From the day that I was born. [SOLO I — Playful Guitar + Music Box] [Bright electric guitar melody] [Celesta echoes the guitar] [Handclaps and light drums] [VERSE 2 — Gradually Wistful] But the years kept moving, And little boys grow tall, The toys became forgotten In the corners of the hall. My fur was worn and dirty, My seams were coming loose, But I remembered every laugh, Every game and every bruise. Then one day you put me In an old forgotten bag. The darkness closed around me, And the years began to drag. I couldn’t understand it. I wondered what I’d done. Had you found another friend? Had our little days all gone? [BRIDGE — Sparse, Lonely] Thirty years in darkness… No footsteps at the door. I wondered if you loved me, Or if you loved me anymore. Was that all a life could be? A little boy… a little time… A handful of adventures, Then a darkness without light? I remembered every moment. I remembered every smile. And though I thought you’d left me, I kept loving you awhile. [SOLO II — Melancholy Guitar] [Music box motif slowed and slightly minor] [Long crying electric guitar] [Soft synth pad] [Drums disappear] [FINAL VERSE — Light Returns] Then suddenly the darkness broke— A hand reached through the light. An older hand… But somehow I knew it right. You lifted me and held me. You looked into my eyes. And for the first time in thirty years, I saw the morning sky. You smiled and softly whispered, “I never could forget. You were always my favorite stuffy. My little dog-dog yet.” “I saved you for a reason. I kept you all these years. Because someday I’d have a little boy Who might love you like I did.” Then you brought me to your little boy, Who looked a little like you. You placed me in his waiting hands— And suddenly I knew. He laughed and ran outside with me, Just like you used to do. And when he dragged me through the mud, I swear I thought of you. Back into the dirt again, Back beneath the sun, Back to being somebody’s favorite, Back to having fun. [FINAL CHORUS — Full, Joyful] I was your ragdoll, Your dog-dog, your friend, And now I’m somebody else’s Adventure once again. I thought my life was over, But now I finally know— I wasn’t waiting for the dark… I was waiting to be loved again. [OUTRO — Warm, Emotional] [Music box returns] [Acoustic guitar] [Soft children’s laughter ambience] [Gentle strings rising] A little boy… A little dog… A lifetime in between. I thought my life was over, I thought the light was gone… But somewhere in that darkness, You carried me along. I wasn’t waiting to die. I wasn’t lost or forgotten. I was waiting to be loved again, Like I was loved all along. [Music box melody] Doo-doo-doo-doo… Doo-doo-doo… [FINAL SOFT VOCAL] I was waiting to be loved again. [Music box final note] [END]
