Valley Echoes (For Dolly)

A tribute to the life and legacy of Dolly Parton [Verse 1] A notebook tucked beneath her arm A voice that carried like a mountain breeze A rocky path for her to tread With quiet rules she never read With one old guitar on her knee Bound to set her music free [Pre-Chorus] Always one to stand and never stop Clear from the Great Smoky Mountain top [Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With the strength and the roots of the tall Tulip tree Picture grace... well, that’s all I see [Verse 2] Her words were spoken plain and true Sent out to me, yeah, and sent to you Born of a high mountain spring With all the power a rushing river can bring Down on the family farm, she learned to survive Hardships faced... yet she would only thrive [Pre-Chorus] Always one to stand and never stop Clear from the Great Smoky Mountain top [Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With the strength and the roots of the tall Tulip tree Picture grace... well, that’s all I see [Bridge] Challenges met, she made no claim Yet there ain't a soul alive gonna forget her name... [Melodic Build] She scattered love like wild seeds Blooms bursting to fill our needs Spread wide like the music of mountain lore Right from her heart... straight through an open door [Vocal Interlude] Mmm-mmm-mm... Oh, the valley echoes... [Pre-Chorus] Always one to stand and never stop Clear from the Great Smoky Mountain top [Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With the strength and the roots of the tall Tulip tree Picture grace... well, that’s all I see [Final Chorus] Soul strong... the perfect flower of spring Valley echoes waited just to hear her sing With the strength and the roots of the tall Tulip tree Picture grace... well, that’s all I see Her gifts shared by a natural choice With a humble heart... and the power of voice [Outro] Valley echoes waited... just to hear her sing A guitar in her hand... She let her voice ring... [Fade Out]