Dolly Parton

Released: January 23, 1984

Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield Calvin Carter Jerry Butler

Producer: Val Garay

She don't love you like I love you
'Cause if she did, she wouldn't break your heart
No she don't love you like I love you
She's trying to tear us apart

Fare thee well, I know you're leaving
For the new love that you've found
That pretty girl that you've been dating
Oh I've got a feeling she's gonna put you down

'Cause she don't love you like I love you
'Cause if she did, she wouldn't break your heart
No she don't love you like I love you
She's trying to tear us apart

She uses all the great quotations
She says all the things I wish I could say
But she's had so many rehearsals
To her, it's just a lover's play

But wait, when the final act is over
And you're left standing all alone
When she takes her bow and makes her exit
Oh well I'll be there to take you home

She don't love you like I love you
'Cause if she did, she wouldn't break your heart
She don't love you like I love you
She's trying to tear us apart

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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