Dolores Dream
Composer(s): Wayne Shorter - Kurt Elling
Performer(s): Kurt Elling



The white, electric skillet of a day
threatened to sear us all away 
fat frying, spluttering - rank Chicago smeltering along
smothered in heavy, wooly sweat
the city knew a sad regret
for staying long in summer's heavy

No escape 
Delirious
So I went subterraneous
Maybe I'd dream about Dolores'
kinda' auburn hair & hazel eyes
Looking at her made chills go (indecipherable)
even if she wasn't even there and so I tried
Put Wayne Shorter on to hide
and slept, completely mystified

'Honk!' went a taxi cab outside to remind me night time was dawning
Then Laurie & Guy call -say, 'let's go dancing & romance perchancing
Summer times are sweeter at night
The music is swinging all the night'
I put a bowl of coffee on 
I took a hit

What with the day time on the lamb - jumped in my car 
Uptown to scram
Popped in a great Von Freeman jam and the coffee hit 
Bam!
We hit a Jazz club called, 'The Mill'
Dig it! 
My second domicile
We had a great time hanging, until

I saw Dolores sweep into the room
And then my head began to swoon
I got a yen
She came right up to me & when
she spoke my sweat broke 
No joke

Then came on the thrills
and came on the chills!
She got me to dance 
I took a chance
replying, although she was kinda' shy
I stole a sweet kiss on the sly (to simplify)
And when Dolores sighed a sigh
you know, it got me kinda' high 
she hit me right between the eyes!

If there's one girl I've gotta' remember, it's her