When Life Is Good Again

by Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Do…




When life is good again
I’ll be a better friend
A bigger person when 
Life is good again

More thoughtful than I’ve been 
I’ll be so different then
More in the moment when 
Life is good again

I’ll open up my heart 
And let the whole world in
I’ll try to make amends 
When life is good again 

We’ve been brought to our knees 
We’ve been so ill at ease
There are no guarantees
But you know life goes on 

This too shall pass away 
Bring new and different days 
We need to change our ways 
And right our wrongs

Let’s open up our hearts 
And let the whole world in 
Let’s try to make amends
When life is good again

I’ll open up my doors again
And hear the message in the wind 
Repent of all my sins 
(Hallelujah) 
When life is good again

I’ll try to be someone 
On which you can depend 
A helping hand to lend 

Let’s open up our eyes 
To see what’s goin’ on
If we’re to move along,
From where we’ve been 

Let’s open up our hearts 
And let the love shine in 
(Shine in) 
We’ve all got knees to bend
And we’ll just pray till then
Ask God’s forgiveness when
Life is good again

And it’s gonna be good again
(It’s gonna be)
(It’s gonna be)
It’s gonna be good again
It’ll be alright 
(It’ll be alright)

God’s the reason for all things 
You want rainbows
You get rain 
We’ll all be forever changed

I’ll sell my boat and fly my kite
Walk in the park
Go out at night 
And hold my loved ones extra tight 

When everything is on the mend 
I’ll even drink with my old friends
Sing and play my mandolin 
We’ll make it through this long dark night
Darkness fades when faced with light 
But everything’s gonna be alright when life is good again

Submitted by: Joelirby on May 28, 2020

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