Dolly Parton

Released: January 23, 2001

Songwriter: Randy Sharp

Producer: Steve Buckingham

[Verse 1]
As you walk away
As we say good-bye
What I wouldn't give
For a tender lie
Say you'll never stop loving me
Just as if it were true
How much more damage now honestly
Could one tender lie do?
When we fall so far
Are we wrong to try?
To keep out the truth
With a tender lie
Say you're going to come back to me
And I'll believe that it's true
How much more damage now honestly
Could one tender lie do?

[Verse 2]
Say you're going to come back to me
And I'll believe that it's true
How much more damage now honestly
Could one tender lie do?
How much more damage now honestly
Could one tender lie do?

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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