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Track: Better Get to Livin'
Artist: Dolly Parton
Album: Dumplin' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Name: Dolly Parton
Spotify Genres: country, classic country
Followers: 2,940,202
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American Country singer, songwriter, and actress born on January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, USA. She made her first solo record [m1168847], a Rockabilly song, in 1959 at the age of 13 on the [l107616] label. She went on in 1962 to make one Soul Pop single "The Love You Gave" ([m1246061]) for the [l39357] Records label. In 1964 she went on to sing for the [l26077] label. She first sang the Pop single "What Do You Think About Lovin" ([m1663365]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" ([m1620742]) that hit the 1965 bubbling under charts. Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul Single "Busy Signal" ([m718784]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Don't Drop Out" ([m1419675]). In 1966 she scored a No. 1 hit with [a1461660] on the [l5320] Records label. She went in 1966 after being forced by her previous labels to sing Soul and Pop, to sing country. She had her first top 100 hits "Dumb Blonde" ([r2294284]) and "Something Fishy" ([m614088]). She in 1967 replaced the country singer [a914802] on the [a357983] Show as the "girl singer". In 1968 she switched to [l11358] label. She scored her first No. 1 hit "Joshua" ([m862209]). She made singles for [l11358] until 1987 when she made singles for the [l1866] Records label. After that she made singles [l216059] label [her own label] and one single for the [l5320] Records label. She acted in the films '9 To 5' (1980), 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas' (1982), 'Steel Magnolias' (1989), 'A Smokey Mountain Christmas' (1986), 'Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love' (2016), 'Gnomeo and Juliet' (2011), 'Joyful Noise' (2012), and 'Straight Talk' (1993). Her composition 'I Will Always Love You', written in 1974, became a worldwide hit for [a30542] in 1993. In the mid-1980s, she opened her own theme park called 'Dollywood'. Dolly Parton received the Songwriters Hall of Fame [a164574] Award in 2007. Daughter of [a=Avie Lee] and Robert [a=Lee Parton]; Granddaughter of [a=Jake Robert Owens]; Sister of [a=Willadeene Parton], [a=Stella Parton], [a=Cassie Parton], [a=Randy Parton], [a=Freida Parton], [a=Floyd Parton], and [a=Rachel Dennison]; Aunt of [a=Jada Star], [a=Heidi Parton], [a=Bryan Seaver], [a=Rebecca Seaver], and [a=Hannah Dennison] Niece of [a=Dorothy Jo Hope], [a=Estelle Watson], [a=John Henry III], [a=Louis Owens], and [a=Bill Owens]; First cousin of [a=Richie Owens], [a=Jeff Owens (10)], [a=Dale Puckett], [a=Dwight Puckett], and [a=Debbie Jo Puckett] Studios: [l310285].

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Release: Dolly Parton - Backwoods Barbie
Year: 2023
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country

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LYRICS

People always comin' up to me and askin'
"Dolly, what's your secret?
With all you do, your attitude
Just seems to be so good
How do you keep it?"
Well, I'm not the Dalai Lama, but I'll try
To offer up a few words of advice.

You better get to livin', givin'
Don't forget to throw in a little forgivin'
And lovin' on the way
You better get to knowin', showin'
A little bit more concerned about where you're goin'
Just a word unto the wise
You better get to livin'.

A girlfriend came to my house
Started cryin' on my shoulder Sunday evening
She was spinnin' such a sad tale
I could not believe the yarn that she was weavin'
So negative the words she had to say
I said if I had a violin I'd play.

I said you'd better get to livin', givin'
Be willing and forgivin'
Cause all healing has to start with you
You better stop whining, pining
Get your dreams in line
And then just shine, design, refine
Until they come true
And you better get to livin'.

Your life's a wreck, your house is mess
And your wardrobe way outdated
All your plans just keep on falling through
Overweight and under paid, under appreciated
I'm no guru, but I'll tell you
This I know is true.

You better get to livin', givin'
A little more thought about bein'
A little more willin' to make a better way
Don't sweat the small stuff
Keep your chin up
Just hang tough
And if it gets too rough
Fall on your knees and pray
And do that everyday
Then you'll get to livin'.

The day we're born we start to die
Don't waste one minute of this life
Get to livin'
Share your dreams and share your laughter
Make some points for the great hereafter.

Better start carin'
Better start sharin'
Better start tryin'
Better start smiling
And you better get to livin'...