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A Tender Lie Lyrics — Dolly Parton | Dork

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Dolly Parton
A Tender Lie Lyrics

Lyrics

A Tender Lie

From Little Sparrow2001

Written by Randy Sharp

Produced by Steve Buckingham

Lyrics

A Tender Lie

[Verse 1] As you walk away As we say good-bye What I wouldn't give For a tender lie Say you'll never stop loving me Just as if it were true How much more damage now honestly Could one tender lie do? When we fall so far Are we wrong to try? To keep out the truth With a tender lie Say you're going to come back to me And I'll believe that it's true How much more damage now honestly Could one tender lie do? [Verse 2] Say you're going to come back to me And I'll believe that it's true How much more damage now honestly Could one tender lie do? How much more damage now honestly Could one tender lie do?

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About this track

"A Tender Lie" is a song by Dolly Parton from the album Little Sparrow, released in 2001. The song was written by Randy Sharp. It was produced by Steve Buckingham.

Dolly Parton profile →Little Sparrow album →Track profile →

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Steve Buckingham— 84 credits as producer →
Barry Bales— 58 credits as songwriter →
Stuart Duncan— 196 credits as fiddle →
Bryan Sutton— 445 credits as producer →
Jerry Douglas— 94 credits as producer →
Alison Krauss— 110 credits as songwriter & producer →
Dan Tyminski— 62 credits as songwriter →

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