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I Make Jokes About It, But It's The Truth That I Kind Of Patterned My Look After The Town Tramp. I Didn't Know What She Was, Just This Woman Who Was Blond And Piled Her Hair Up, Wore High Heels And Tight Skirts, And, Boy, She Was The Prettiest Thing I'd Ever Seen. Momma Used To Say, "aw, She's Just Trash," And I Thought, That's What I Want To Be When I Grow Up. Trash.

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I Make Jokes About It, But It's The Truth That I Kind Of Patterned My Look After The Town Tramp. I Didn't Know What She Was, Just This Woman Who Was Blond And Piled Her Hair Up, Wore High Heels And Tight Skirts, And, Boy, She Was The Prettiest Thing I'd Ever Seen. Momma Used To Say, "aw, She's Just Trash," And I Thought, That's What I Want To Be When I Grow Up. Trash.

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After Momma Gave Birth To Twelve Of Us Kids, We Put Her Up On A Pedestal. It Was Mostly To Keep Daddy Away From Her.

You Don't Need To Buy Expensive Cosmetics; Almost Anything Will Do If You Know How To Apply It.

Here You Come Again, Looking Better Than A Body Has A Right To.

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I'm Not Really A Political-type Person, Meaning That I Don't Really Make Great Stands Or Whatever, But If You Ask Me A Direct Question I Say It Shouldn't Matter Who You Are, Whether You're Black, White, Green, Gay, Male, Female. If You Can Do A Job And Do It Well You Should Be Paid For It, You Should Be Respected For It, And You Have To Be Responsible. I Think Sometimes People Can Go Too Fare Trying To Make A Point. I Think They Should Just Make Their Point And Go On About.

Plastic Surgeons Are Always Making Mountains Out Of Molehills.

I'm One Of Those People That If Its Something To Eat I'm Going To Eat The Whole Thing, If I'm Going To Be In Love I'm Going To Love You All The Way And If My Heart's Broken, It's Just Shattered All To Pieces.

I Know That I Always Wanted Things. I Was Always Proud Of My People, Proud Of My Home, But I Always Wanted More. I Think Most People Do.

I'm Always Amazed By The People Who Work On Stage Who Sing Night After Night, Day After Day, Week In Week Out.

I'm Not Sixty, I'm "sexty.

You're Not Going To See Your Dreams Come True If You Don't Put Wings, Legs, Arms, Hands, And Feet On 'em.

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There's A Lot Of Women Now With A Whole Lot Of Style But They Are Not Necessarily Song Stylists. Some Of Their Style Is A Lot Like Me And A Lot Of People Sound A Lot Alike - You Can't Tell Them Apart.

I Was Born With A Happy Heart, And I Try To Keep A Good Attitude. It's Not True That I'm Happy All The Time Because Nobody Is, And We All Go Through Our Things.

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