Dolly Parton

Released: March 7, 1991

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

Producer: Gary Smith Steve Buckingham

[Intro]
If you need me, I'll be gone

[Verse 1]
The bed's still warm where you just left
But it'll be colder where I've slept
I've always been where you needed me
But I ain't the fool I used to be

[Verse 2]
You come home all hours of the night
The fragrance on you ain't Old Spice
Tonight when you come dragging home
And find you need me, I'll be gone

[Chorus]
I'll be gone like the moon when the sun comes up
Gone like the dew from the buttercup
Gone like a woman treated wrong
If you need me, I'll be gone

[Verse 3]
So, what am I still doing here?
You've been doing me wrong for years
Tired of picking up and putting out
I'm leaving you lock, stock, and house

[Verse 4]
So, bye bye, baby, that's it, I'm packed
I'm a-leaving now, but I'll call back
And leave this message on the code-a-phone
Saying, if you need me, well, I'll be gone

[Chorus]
I'll be gone like the moon when the sun comes up
Gone like the dew from the buttercup
Gone like a woman treated wrong
If you need me, I'll be gone

Gone like the moon when the sun comes up
Gone like the dew from the buttercup
Gone like a woman leaving home
If you need me, I'll be gone
If you need me, I'll be gone

[Outro]
If you need me, I'll be gone
I said, if you need me, I'll be gone

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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