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When I Wake Up, I Expect Things To Be Good. If They're Not, Then I Try To Set About Trying To Make Them As Good As I Can 'cause I Know I'm Gonna Have To Live That Day Anyway. So Why Not Try To Make The Most Of It If You Can? Some Days, They Pan Out A Little Better Than Others, But You Still Gotta Always Just Try.

-Dolly Parton

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When I Wake Up,

Dolly Parton

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When I Wake Up, I Expect Things To Be Good. If They're Not, Then I Try To Set About Trying To Make Them As Good As I Can 'cause I Know I'm Gonna Have To Live That Day Anyway. So Why Not Try To Make The Most Of It If You Can? Some Days, They Pan Out A Little Better Than Others, But You Still Gotta Always Just Try.

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