| Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate. |
Dolly Parton, |
Evening Shade |
| I am a seeker, a poor, sinful creature, there is no weaker than I. |
Dolly Parton, |
The Seeker |
| Paradise is a state of mind. |
Dolly Parton, |
Paradise Road |
| The freewill you have given, we have made a mockery of. |
Dolly Parton, |
Hello God |
| We're afraid to live, because we're afraid of dying. |
Dolly Parton, |
Afraid To Live And Afraid Of Dying |
| You'll pay the highest price on back roads and in back seats and in a cheap highway motel. But what's a few more strangers in a life of nothing else. |
Dolly Parton, |
A Gamble Either Way |
| If we all climb together, we could climb the highest hill. |
Dolly Parton, |
A Better Place To Live |
| Is forever longer than always? |
Dolly Parton, |
Is Forever Longer Than Always |
| It may be wrong if we make love, but I just need someone so much. And who knows it might last for life. |
Dolly Parton, |
It's All Wrong But It's All Right |
| You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play. |
Dolly Parton, |
More Than I Can Say |
| I'm no angel if that's what you thought you found. I was just the victim of a man that let me down. |
Dolly Parton, |
Just Because I'm A Woman |
| Daddy worked for God, but asked for no pay. For he believed that God provides a way. |
Dolly Parton, |
Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man |
| Jump out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen, pour myself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and try to come alive. |
Dolly Parton, |
9 To 5 |
| They let you dream just to watch them shatter, you're just a step on the boss man's ladder. |
Dolly Parton, |
Nine To Five |