The Night Dolly Parton Was Almost Mine

It was late after the show
 I was in love
 I couldn't go
 I waited by the stage door for her
 Security was tight
 But somehow I knew it was my night
 Our meeting was destined to occur
 Then suddenly there she was
 Flashbulbs flashing off her smile
 Full-figured in a low-cut gown
 Good God, she had style
 Then it was me she smiled upon in that line
 And I felt Dolly Parton was almost mine
 I don't know how I had the strength to speak
 But I said, "You were fine"
 The night Dolly Parton was almost mine
 She was my first love
 In country music
 My first and only one true love
 Come on, Mark
 She said, Mark
 I guess she read my name from off my shirt
 Come on, Mark
 The bus is waitin'
 We'll have a private concert
 No one had to paint me a sign
 I knew Dolly Parton was almost mine
 I plugged in the new Yamaha
 She brought the French white wine
 The night Dolly Parton was almost mine
 She was my first love
 In country music
 My first and only one true love
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 Oh, I knew it had to end
 I got off at Hickory Bend
 Sometimes a man has got to live with being just a friend
 Though I only kissed her cheek
 It was sweeter than the wine
 That night Dolly Parton was almost mine
 We were close enough to touch
 The memory makes me shine
 The night Dolly Parton was almost mine
 She was my first love
 In country music
 My first and only one true love