Dolly Parton

Released: August 16, 1976

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

Producer: Porter Wagoner Dolly Parton

The hardest thing I've ever done
Or that I'll ever do
Was to just walk off and leave you
But I knew I had to leave you
'Cause I couldn't stay to watch you
Falling out of love with me

The worst pain that I've ever known
Or that I'll ever know
Was to see your love a-dying
And to have to watch it dying
And I couldn't stand to watch you
Falling out of love with me

It's hurting now, but still it's better
I left while love was still alive
It was dying and I'd rather
I didn't have to watch it die

The deepest hurt I've ever felt
Or that I'll ever feel
Was to know that I was losin'
And I tried, but I kept losin'
And I couldn't stand to watch you
Falling out of love with me

The loneliest I've ever been
Or that I'll ever be
Is now that I'm without you
And I feel so lost without you
But I couldn't stand to watch you
Falling out of love with me

I'm crying now, but still it's better
I left while love was still alive
It was dying and I'd rather
I didn't have to watch it die

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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