They Call You RaRa

Valentine's Day

This heartfelt Valentine’s tribute celebrates the beautiful evolution of a fourteen-year journey—from a chance connection at a computer screen to the “beautiful chaos” of a thriving, blended family. The song centers on the transition from being partners to becoming grandparents, capturing the selfless grace required to merge lives and love children from different paths as if they were all one’s own.

It is a celebration of a heart that “keeps making room,” focusing on the joy of watching a partner shine in their new role as “RaRaa” to grandchildren Jackson and Cameron. “They Call You RaRaa” explores the paradox of a long-term love: how a woman can give so much of herself to her family, yet remain the singular, cherished Valentine she was at the very beginning.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Fourteen years and the world’s a different place But I still see the same girl when I look at your face You’ve always been my Valentine, that’s a stone-cold fact But your heart’s got a way of never lookin’ back It just keeps growing, making room for more.

[Chorus]
They call you RaRaa… And I still get to call you mine I’ve watched you love your two, and love mine just the same Like your heart was made to hold every single name The room in your soul just keeps on getting wide With Jackson and Cameron along for the ride They call you RaRaa… But I still get to call you mine

[Verse 2]
I watch you hit the floor when they run through the door Like you were waiting on ’em, and couldn’t want for more One’s on your hip, and one’s tugging at your sleeve It’s a beautiful kind of chaos I didn’t know we’d see I’ve seen you love your two, and mother mine like your own It’s that same selfless grace you’ve always shown And I get my Valentine’s reward just watching you shine While they’re calling for RaRaa and I’m calling you mine

[Bridge]
I don’t know how you do it, how you keep on making room Like a garden in the desert that just won’t quit its bloom And if the years bring twenty more, I know just what you’ll do You’ll open up that heart again and let ’em all walk through It’s a long way from that computer screen and 14 years of time But every day you’re more theirs, and more mine

[Verse 3]
The years are gonna fly and those boys are gonna grow There’ll be more little boots lined up in a row We’ll be chasing down the magic as long as we have time With a house full of Valentines and a life that’s been so kind But when the lights go down and the world is finally still It always comes back to the way you make me feel Yeah, they can have the RaRaa that you’ve become… But I’m staying right here where it all begun

[Outro]
(Slow, stripped back to guitar and voice) Yeah, they call you RaRaa… But I’m the lucky one… I still get to call you mine. Fourteen years… and you’re still my Valentine.