Dolly Parton

Released: March 29, 1982

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

Producer: Greg Perry Dolly Parton

Mothers, hold on to your sons and your daughters
Should Hollywood claim them, you'll hold them no more
'Cause they'll become clay to the Hollywood potters
And there's no escape once they walk through that door

Hollywood, Hollywood, dungeon of drama
Center of sorrow, city of schemes
Hollywood, Hollywood, terrace of trauma
Palace of promises, dealer in dreams

Some, they go hungry and some go insane
Some go to the bottle and some to the veins
Some become users and some become used
And some even make it, but most never do

Hollywood, Hollywood, dungeon of drama
Center of sorrow, your city of schemes
Hollywood, Hollywood, terrace of trauma
Palace of promises, dealer in dreams

You spin them around like a merry-go-round
You mold them and shape them and then throw them down
All of your glitter and all of your gold
Is that what you give in exchange for a soul?
'Cause they sell their souls for the likes of you
While you chew up and spit out what you cannot use

So mothers, hold on to your sons and you daughters
Should Hollywood claim them, you'll hold them no more
'Cause they'll become clay to the Hollywood potters
And there's no escape once they walk through that door

Hollywood, Hollywood, dungeon of drama
Center of sorrow, city of schemes
Hollywood, Hollywood, terrace of trauma
Palace of promises, dealer in dreams

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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