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Artist/Band: Dolly Parton
Lyrics for Song: The Letter
Lyrics for Album: My Tennessee Mountain Home (Bonus Track) [RCA Nash [2007]



(Dolly Parton)



Spoken:

This is the first letter that I wrote back home to Mom and Daddy

A few days after I'd moved to Nashville:



June 2, 1964

Nashville, Tennessee



Dear Momma and Daddy,



I hope this letter finds everybody well and happy.

As for me, I'm fine I guess. I'm just a little lonesome and a whole lot homesick.

I got to Nashville okay and I thought I'd better write and let you know

'Cause I knew you'd be worried about me.



And I don't want you to be worried about me 'cause I'm gonna be alright

Once I get settled and used to bein' away from home.

I didn't realize how much I loved you and all them noisy kids until I left

And I didn't realize how hard it was to leave home either.



Till I started to leave and everybody started cryin', includin' me.

I cried almost all the way to Nashville

And I wanted to turn around a few times and come back

But you know how bad I've always wanted to go to Nashville

And be a singer and songwriter.



And I believe that if I try long enough and hard enough that someday I'll make it.

Don't worry about tryin' to send me any money or anything

'Cause I've got a job singing on the early morning television show here

Called the Eddie Hill Show.



A couple of folks already told me that they might record a couple of my songs so

I'll be making enough money to get by

And I don't want you worryin' about me bein' hungry or anything.

Nashville is not exactly what I thought it was gonna be.



But I believe I'm gonna like it here once I get used to it.

And I don't want you worryin' about me gettin' in trouble either

'Cause I'll be good just like I promised you I would when I left.

Well, can't think of anything else to say.



I guess I'd better close for now and you write me real soon

Tell everybody I said hello and I'm gonna be real anxious to hear from you

'Cause I sure miss you and I love you an awful lot.



With love as always,

Dolly...


Album Lyrics: My Tennessee Mountain Home (Bonus Track) [RCA Nash [2007]


Dolly Parton
"My Tennessee Mountain Home (Bonus Track) [RCA Nash [2007]"


1. Old Black Kettle
2. Back Home
3. Down on Music Row
4. The Letter
5. I Remember
6. Dr. Robert F. Thomas
7. Wrong Direction Home
8. Better Part of Life
9. Sacred Memories