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Track: Livin' A Lie
Artist: Dolly Parton
Album: Straight Talk (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Name: Dolly Parton
Spotify Genres: country, classic country
Followers: 2,943,242
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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 - Straight Talk (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Year: 1992
Genres: Rock, Stage & Screen
Styles: Country Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Soundtrack

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LYRICS

Spotlight's on, it's shining bright
And I like standin' in it
It's only superficial light
But I don't want to end it
It's warmth and glow has taken hold
And I'm caught up in it's shine
A Cinderella fairy tale
I want to claim as mine
Fancy clothes, a magic coach
And happy ever after
Like something from a story book
The Cinderella chapter
But when the clock strikes midnight
And I lie awake in bed
Things my Daddy told me
Keep running through my head

You gotta walk the straight and narrow
And to thine own self be true
Gotta aim straight as an arrow
All eyes are up on you
But sometimes it feels so good
That I can almost justify
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie

Is it wrong for me to want
The sweeter grass that's greener?
To chase the all-American dream
I've always been a dreamer
At the top and still I've got
A heavy heart inside
I keep remembering
Things my Daddy told me as a child

You gotta walk the striaght and narrow
Gotta hold fast to the right
Gotta aim straight as an arrow
Walk onward toward the light
Oh, but when I'm out there in it
I think I might get by
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie
But I don't feel right livin' a lie
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie

All the fame and fortune
Glory and prestige
Can't make me happy if it goes
Against what I believe
And I've sacrificed my honor
My values and my pride
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie
Livin' a lie - livin' a lie
Livin' a lie
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, I don't feel right