Dolly Parton

Released: February 14, 1977

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

Producer: Gregg Perry Dolly Parton

[Verse 1]
There are those who'd love to love me
Take me home and take care of me
Treat me just the way you never do
But I'm here on your doorstep
Something I can't seem to help
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you

[Chorus]
Oh, you don't love me, you don't love me
You place everything above me
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you
You don't want me, you don't want me
You just hurt and disappoint me
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you, ooh, ooh
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you

[Verse 2]
What is this spell that's on me?
Makes me think you own me
Why do I keep holdin' on to you?
I just can't shake the feeling
I only know it's real
And I keep holdin', holdin', holdin' on to you

[Chorus]
Oh, you don't love me, you don't love me
You place everything above me
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you
You don't want me, you don't want me
You just hurt and disappoint me
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you, ooh, ooh
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you

Holdin' holdin' holdin' on
Holdin' on to you
Holdin' holdin' on to you
Holdin' holdin' on to you
I just keep holdin'
I just keep holdin'
I just keep holdin' on to you
Why do I keep holdin'
Holdin' holdin' on to you
Holdin' holdin' on to you

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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