Dolly Parton

Released: May 1, 1989

Songwriter: Randy Thomas Bob Carlisle

Why'd you come in here looking like that?
In your cowboy boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl's dream
Why'd you come in here looking like that?

Here comes my baby dragging my heart behind
He's drivin' me crazy, who says love is blind?
He's got a wandering eye and a traveling mind
Big ideas and a little behind
Out with a different woman every night
But I remember when he was mine

Why'd you come in here looking like that?
In your high heeled boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl's dream
Waltzing right in here lookin' like that
Why'd you come in here looking like that?
When you could stop traffic in a gunny sack
Why, you're almost giving me a heart attack
When you waltz right in here lookin' like that

I just can't stand it to see him on the town
He's out slow dancing with every girl around
I'm a soft-hearted woman, he's a hardheaded man
And he's gonna make me feel just as bad as he can
He's got himself a mean streak a half a mile wide
But now he's dancing on this heart of mine

Why'd you come in here looking like that?
In your high heel boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl's dream
Why'd you come in here looking like that?

Why'd you come in here looking like that?
In your cowboy boots and your painted-on jeans
All decked out like a cowgirl's dream
Why'd you come in here looking like that?
Why'd you come in here looking like that?
When you could stop traffic in a gunny sack
Why, you're almost giving me a heart attack
When you waltz right in here lookin' like that
Why'd you come in here looking like that?
Why'd you come in here looking like that?

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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