Lyrics to
Sure Thing

This version of Sure Thing was released by Dolly Parton in 1978.

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It’s Saturday night and it’s a perfect night for dancin’
I’ve had my makeup off and on all day
But it’s gotta be right for a night of sweet romancing
And I’ve combed my hair at least a thousand ways
Mirror Mirror don’t you tell a soul
Of how I smiled and talked all day to you
And how I practiced every step I know of
But tonight’s the night and I’m a dancing fool

(It’s a sure thing) when the sun goes down this evenin’
(It’s a sure thing) to be out on the dancing floor
(It’s a sure thing) I’ll be the last one leavin’
(It’s a sure thing) gonna dance till I can’t no more

I could of had a date but I thought I’d take my chances
I’m gonna dance with a different guy to every song
Then I’m a gonna wait till the right one strikes my fancy
The he’s gonna be the one to dance me home

(It’s a sure thing) when the sun goes down this evenin’
(It’s a sure thing) to be out on the dancing floor
(It’s a sure thing) I’ll be the last one leavin’
(It’s a sure thing) gonna dance till I can’t no more

(It’s a sure thing) when the sun goes down this evenin’
(It’s a sure thing) to be out on the dancing floor
(It’s a sure thing) I’ll be the last one leavin’
(It’s a sure thing) gonna dance till I can’t no more

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Dolly Parton has released many songs over the years besides Sure Thing. Dolly Parton released songs from 1967 to 2005 spanning across albums like Hello, I'm Dolly, Just Because I'm A Woman, My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, In The Good Old Days, As Long As I Love, The Fairest Of Them All, A Real Live Dolly, Coat Of Many Colors, The Golden Streets Of Glory, Joshua, Touch Your Woman, My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner, Bubbling Over, My Tennessee Mountain Home, Love Is Like A Butterfly, Jolene, Dolly: The Seeker / We Used To, The Bargain Store, All I Can Do, New Harvest... First Gathering, Here You Come Again, Heartbreaker, Great Balls Of Fire, 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Heartbreak Express, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Burlap & Satin, Rhinestone, The Great Pretender, Real Love, Rainbow, White Limozeen, Home For Christmas, Eagle When She Flies, Straight Talk, Slow Dancing With The Moon, Heartsongs: Live From Home, Something Special, Treasures, Hungry Again, The Grass Is Blue, Precious Memories, Little Sparrow, Halos & Horns, For God And Country, and Those Were The Days. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Dolly Parton.

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About Lyrics and Sure Thing by Dolly Parton

The lyrics to Sure Thing are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Dolly Parton used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Sure Thing have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Dolly Parton and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Sure Thing by Dolly Parton. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Sure Thing" means the words set to the music of Sure Thing, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Sure Thing and the lyrics to Sure Thing are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sure Thing, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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