Dolly Parton

Released: March 24, 1992

Songwriter: Dolly Parton

[Chorus]
Gimme some straight talk, straight talk and hold the sugar please
Straight talk, straight talk, sounds plenty sweet to me
Don't talk to me in circles in some mumbo-jumbo jive
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk and we're gonna be alright

[Verse 1]
Cause I like to know just where I stand, I don't like guessing games
And I hate a bunch of gibberish, so just spit it out real plain
Don't use big educated words from your BS Degree
Straight talk, straight talk, don't trying me

[Verse 2]
Straight talk, straight talk, turn loose and let it go
You can tell me anything, just like on Oprah's show
Just tell me how you really feel, be on the up and up
With questions I can understand, for answers you can trust

[Verse 3]
Pick up the phone, you're not alone, we've all got something to say
So listen in and listen up, we'll find a better way
With honesty and common sense, it's really hard to miss
Straight talk, straight talk, just telling it like it is

[Verse 4]
Straight talk, straight talk, there's nothing like the truth
Just tell me all your troubles, pretend I'm Donahue
So don't be shy, 'cause we can talk, you know you've got a friend
Call me, call me, for simple straight talking
What's cooking, America?
Straight talk, straight talk
Straight talk, straight talk

[Verse 5]
So come on let's talk turkey, just straight and to the point
About passions, about problems, about noses out of joint
Now I want you all to know I care and I do understand
And hey, thanks for lending me an ear out there in radioland

[Chorus]
Gimme some straight talk, straight talk and hold the sugar please
Straight talk, straight talk, sounds plenty sweet to me
Don't talk to me in circles in some mumbo-jumbo jive
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk and we're gonna be alright
Straight talk, straight talk, makes plenty sense to me
Don't talk to me in circles, in your mumbo-jumbo jive

[Outro]
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk, and we're gonna be alright
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk, and we're gonna be alright

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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