Dumplin' Album Lyrics

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Here I Am

(Dolly Parton & Sia)

I'm in here
Can anybody see me?
Can anybody help?

I'm in here, a prisoner of history
Can anybody help?

Can't you hear my call?
Are you coming to get me now?
I've been waiting for
You to come rescue me
I need you to hold
All of the sadness I can not
Living inside of me

I'm in here
I'm trying to tell you something
Can anybody help?

I'm in here
I'm calling out but you can't hear
Can anybody help?

Can't you hear my call?
Are you coming to get me now?
I've been waiting for
You to come rescue me
I need you to hold
All of the sadness I can not
Living inside of me

I'm crying out, I'm breaking down
I am fearing it all
Stuck inside these walls
Tell me there is hope for me
Is anybody out there listening?

Can't you hear my call?
Are you coming to get me now?
I've been waiting for
You to come rescue me
I need you to hold
All of the sadness I can not
Living inside of me

Can't you hear my call?
Are you coming to get me now?
I've been waiting for
You to come rescue me
I need you to hold
Living inside of me

I'm in here
Can anybody see me?
Can anybody help?

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Holdin' On to You

(Dolly Parton & Elle King)

There are those who'd love to love me
Take me home and take care of me
Treat me just the way you never do
But I'm here on your door step
Something I can't seem to help
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you

[Chorus:]
Oh, you don't love me, you don't love me
You place everything above me
Like a fool, I'm holdin' on to you
You don't want me, you don't want me

You just hurt and disappoint me
Like a fool, I'm holding on to, ooh, ooh
Like a fool, I'm holding on to you
What is this spell that's on me
Make me think you own me
Why do I keep holding on to you
I just can't shake the feeling
I only know it's real
And I keep holding, holding, holding on to you

[Chorus:]

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Girl in the Movies

(Dolly Parton)

Coming attractions will be starring me
'Cause I want to be the girl in the movies
The one with the stars in her eyes
'Cause she gets the roles she chooses
She can laugh or she can cry
Acting out her story
Standing in her glory
Always happy endings
I want to be the girl in the movies

It's time I show the world just what I'm about
I'm stepping up and I'm stepping out
I'm feeling bold and I'm feeling proud
Yes, I want to be that girl

Oh, I want to be the girl in the movies
Mmmm
I want to be the girl in the movies
Mmmm

I'm gonna stand up
And I'm gonna matter
'Cause I've had enough of my dreams being shattered
And I've had enough of my tears begin splattered
I've already been that girl

Oh, I want to be the girl in the movies
I want to be the girl in the movies
I want to be: hey look at me
I want to be the girl in the movies
I want to be happy, I want to be free
Just like that girl in the movies

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Red Shoes

(Dolly Parton)

I remember as a child
I was absolutely wild
'Bout some red shoes that my aunt Lucy wore
She would let me stomp around
In those high heels up and down
Round the house and round the wrap around porch

And from that moment on
I've had a pair of my own
They make me feel at home and brand new
They build my confidence
As if they've been heaven sent
I feel alone, I'm puttin' on my red shoes

I begged mama, "Pretty please,
From the wishbook order me,
A pair of red shoes for my feet", so mama did
Through the years I've thought about
Aunt Lucy's love and think of how
Such little things in life can make or break a kid

I believe that every child
Needs to feel a sense of pride
And someone to love and guide and see them through
So many miles I've traveled
Many times they've come unraveled
On the road both smooth or gravel
But I've made it through, ooh

Hell and half of Georgia
Or walkin' through New Orleans
Walked the streets of Memphis bowlin'
Stroll around a block or two
And if God sees fit to hold me
Anyone that's ever known me
Know I'd walk the ghost streets only
In a pair of red shoes

And if I ever get to heaven
If I ever get to heaven
If I ever get to heaven
And Lord I hope I do
I will walk the streets of glory
I will walk the streets of glory
I will tell my Lucy story
And walk with her in red shoes

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Why

(Dolly Parton & Mavis Staples)

I'm so tired, I need sleep
I'm talking to my pillow case, what's wrong with me?
I make mistakes, but them's the breaks
I'm crying out for anyone to come and rescue me

Talk about a new wave (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!)
Talk about a way to save the day (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!)
Talk about a new world
Just not today

Hey there, why you look so sad?
What made you so mad that you can't
You can't get over it
Hey there, why you look so hurt?
You get what you deserve, you know, here we go
Why don't you cry about it?

Life's a bitch, and so am I
If you want it bad enough, there's lots of easy ways to die

Talk about a new wave (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!)
Talk about a way to save the day (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!)
Talk about a new world
Just not today

Hey there, why you look so sad?
What made you so mad that you can't
You can't get over it
Hey there, why you look so hurt?
You get what you deserve, you know, here we go
Why don't you cry about it?

Talk about a new wave (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!)
Talk about a way to save the day (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!)
Talk about a new world
Just not today

Hey there, why you look so sad?
What made you so mad that you can't
You can't get over it
Hey there, why you look so hurt?
You get what you deserve, you know, here we go

Why don't you, why can't you
So tough when no-one knows you
No homies, so lonely
Why don't you cry about it now?

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Dumb Blonde

(Dolly Parton)

Don't try to cry your way out of this
Don't try to lie or I'll catch you in it
Don't try to make me feel sorry for you
Just because I'm blond
Don't think I'm dumb
'Cause this dumb blond ain't nobody's fool

When you left you thought I'd sit
An' you thought I'd wait
An' you thought I'd cry
You called me a dumb blond
Ah, but somehow I lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blond has learned
Blonds have more fun

You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy weather an' had to come back down
But I've found a new thread for my old spool
Just because I'm blond
Don't think I'm dumb
'Cause this dumb blond ain't nobody's fool

When you left you thought I'd sit
An' you thought I'd wait
An' you thought I'd cry
You called me a dumb blond
Ah, but somehow I lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blond has learned
Blonds have more fun

You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy weather an' had to come back down
But I've found a new thread for my old spool
Just because I'm blond
Don't think I'm dumb
'Cause this dumb blond ain't nobody's fool

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Here You Come Again

(Dolly Parton & Willa Amai)

Here you come again
Just when I began forgot to get myself together
You waltz right in the door, just like you've done before
And wrap my heart 'round your little finger

Here you come again
Just when I'm about to make it work without you
You look into my eyes and light those dreamy eyes
And pretty soon I'm wonderin' how I came to doubt you

All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You're messin' up my mind an' fillin' up my senses

Here you come again
Lookin' better than a body has a right to
An' shakin' me up so, that all I really know
Is here you come again an' here I go

All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You're messin' up my mind an' fillin' up my senses

Here you come again
Lookin' better than a body has a right to
An' shakin' me up so, that all I really know
Is here you come again an' here I go

Here you come again
An' here I go

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Who

(Dolly Parton)

Looking in the mirror not likin' what I see
Wishin' I was surer about insecurities
Tell me I will never be the fairest of them all
Always feel like I'm not quite good enough

Who, who
Who's gonna love and hold me sacred
Who, who
Who's gonna wanna see me naked
Cherish and give to me
What I need the most

I swear when he looks at me
He's likin' what he sees
He says he wants to kiss me
It's too much to believe
I shy away 'cause I'm afraid
I just might mess it up
Self-conscious and a bit afraid of love

Who, who
Well who would've thought I'd be that special
Who knew
I would find my place at last
Who, who
Who's now standin' at the dresser
Dancin', prancin' at my image in that
Same lookin' glass

Who, who
Well I'm soarin' like an eagle
Who, who
Now that I have spread my wings
Who knew
I'd be feelin' proud and regal
Like a storybook princess, who knew

Who, who



Whoever knows what's gonna happen
Who, who
Has made my dreams come true
Who, who
I've been feelin' proud and regal
Like a storybook princess, who knew

Who, who
Whoever knows what's gonna happen
Who, who
Has made my dreams come true
Who, who
Well, it's someone else there clappin'
It's the very one I always knew, who knew

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Push and Pull

(Dolly Parton)

All I'm trying to do is just give you some good advice
And you give it so freely but hey this is my life
You don't have to be cruel, you don't have to be so cold
I guess we're both hellbent on keepin' our own control

So I push you away and then I pull you in
We say what we have to say and make up again
We cut to the bone but just as soon as it [?]
We're back to push and pull and oh it never ends

Mothers, daughters, sons, fathers, and friends
Siblings, couples, and lovers are always in
Some situations forcin' them to go
Straight through the heart and injuring the sun

So I push you away and then I pull you in
We say what we have to say and make up again
We cut to the bone and just as soon as it wins
We're back to push and pull and oh it never ends

We might just start up a fight
'Cause we just can't leave it alone
Tellin' each other it's just 'cause I love you
Are we ever gonna get alone

So I push you away and then I pull you in
We say what we have to say and make up again
But if we try you and I could make amends
'Cause in push and pull nobody ever ends
It's a push and pull when will it ever...

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If We Don't

(Dolly Parton & Rhonda Vincent & Alison Krauss)

There are many people, who will say they're Christians
And they live like Christians on the Sabbath day
But come Monday morning, till the coming Sunday
They will fight their neighbor all along the way

Oh you don't love God
If you don't love your neighbor
If you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
If he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
Then you don't love your neighbor
And you don't love God

In the holy Bible, in the book of Matthew
Read the 18th chapter in the 21st verse
Jesus plainly tells us that we must have mercy
There's a special warning in the 35th verse

Oh you don't love God
If you don't love your neighbor
If you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
If he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
Then you don't love your neighbor
And you don't love God

There's a God Almighty, and you've got to love him
If you want salvation and a home on high
If you say you love him while you hate your neighbor
Then you don't have religion, you just told a lie

Oh you don't love God
If you don't love your neighbor
If you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
If he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
Then you don't love your neighbor
And you don't love God

Oh you don't love God
If you don't love your neighbor
If you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
If he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
Then you don't love your neighbor
And you don't love god
Then you don't love your neighbor
And you don't love god

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Two Doors Down

(Dolly Parton & Macy Gray & Dorothy)

"Lyin' across my lonely bed in this lonely old apartment
Cryin' about the way that life's been kicking me around
My love of yesterday is gone but he promised no tomorrow but they're feeling no sorrow two doors down"

Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down
They're not aware that I'm around

But here I am
Crying my heart out, feelin' sorry while
They're having a party just two doors down

I think I'll dry these useless tears
And get myself together
I think I'll wonder down the hall
And have a look around
'Cause I can't stay inside
This lonely room and cry forever
I think I really rather join 'em
Two door down, yeah

Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down
They're not aware that I'm around

'Cause here I am
No longer cryin' an' feelin' sorry
We're having a party just two doors down

I can't believe I'm standin' here
Dry-eyed, all smiles and talkin'
Making conversation with the new love I have found
And I ask him if he's like to be alone and we start walkin'
Down the hall to my place waitin' two doors down, yeah

Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down
They're not aware that I'm around

'Cause here I am
Feelin' everything but sorry
We're having our own party two doors down

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Two doors down, everyday...
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Two doors down
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Two doors down
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Two doors down, oh

Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down
They're not aware that I'm around

But here we am
Feelin' everything but sorry
We're havin' our own party
Two doors down, yeah

Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down

Two doors down
Two doors down
Two doors down
They're laughing and drinkin', and having a party
Two doors down..

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Jolene (New String Version)

(Dolly Parton)

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

Your beauty is beyond compare
With flamin' locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
I cannot compete with you, Jolene

Oh, but he talks about you in his sleep
And there's nothin' I can do to keep
From cryin' when he calls your name, Jolene

I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene

I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
Whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

Jolene, Jolene