Dolly Parton

Released: April 14, 1980

Songwriter: Rupert Holmes

Producer: Gary Klein

That year the spring was six months long
And love could do no wrong
Filled up with hope and all the answers

The sun was stapled to the sky
A junior prom, July
And we at center stage were the dancers

I knew you when the air was cold, I'm there again
My dress was blue and it lay across the chair
Because I loved you

I knew you well
Your heart could melt like caramel
Your eyes were deep like the silent muddy stream

Where the tadpoles dream
? against the child
We'd fall asleep

That year the fog would climb the beach
And wrapped us out of reach from searchlights
That the sky was sending

I knew you first, I knew you best
I knew you from the rest
I knew you when the spring was ending

As time takes hold
You may feel we're growing old
But in my praying, I will you see you as you were

And you'll remain the time that you
Of now and then, it's only me
I knew you when

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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