Dolly Parton

Released: October 26, 1999

Songwriter: Lester Flatt

Producer: Steve Buckingham

[Verse 1]
I just found out today
The little game you play
While I been sleeping all my life away
You been stepping so they say
Between midnight and day
So I'm going to sleep with one eye open from now on

[Chorus]
From now on, all night long
You won't have a chance
To treat your mom-ma wrong
You been stepping so they say
Between midnight and day
So I'm going to sleep with one eye open from now on

[Verse 2]
There's a honky-tonk down the road
Just about a mile or so
And I understand that's where you spend your time
Baby, I got news for you
Your little game is through
Yeah, from now on baby
You better tow the line

[Chorus]
From now on, all night long
You won't have a chance
To treat your mom-ma wrong
You been stepping so they say
Between midnight and day
So I'm going to sleep with one eye open from now on

[Verse 3]
You thought you were being smart
Breaking my little heart
And leaving me to spend my time alone
Well you'll find out today
It just don't work that way
You've started a little game that two can play

[Chorus]
From now on, all night long
You won't have a chance
To treat your mom-ma wrong
You been stepping so they say
Between midnight and day
So I'm going to sleep with one eye open from now on

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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