Dolly Parton

Released: October 2, 1972

Songwriter: Porter Wagoner

[Verse 1]
I've learned to live my life just a little bit lighter
Gonna look on the lonely days just a little bit brighter
My heart's been thrown around and I ain't done enough laughing
What is to be will be and what ain't to be just might happen

[Chorus]
It don't do no good to worry none
Just turns your hair gray while you're young
Love can make you sing, start your hands a-clappin'
What is to be will be, what ain't to be just might happen

[Verse 2]
Well you can't never tell when love might find you
It could be miles away or right behind you
Some makes you hurt real bad, some makes you happy
What is to be will be and what ain't to be just might happen

[Chorus]
It don't do no good to worry none
Just turns your hair gray while you're young
Love can make you sing, start your hands a-clappin'
What is to be will be, what ain't to be just might happen

[Verse 3]
I had a love one time sent me out on a ledge
Well it's fourteen stories high, standing on the edge
I don't want that kind no more to start my world a-crackin'
What is to be will be, what ain't to be just might happen

[Chorus]
It don't do no good to worry none
Just turns your hair gray while you're young
Love can make you sing, start your hands a-clapping
What is to be will be and what ain't to be just might happen
What is to be will be and what ain't to be just might happen

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

What Ain’t to Be, Just Might HappenDolly Parton

Dolly Parton

My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner