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Dolly Parton – What’s Up? Lyrics

Read the lyrics to “What's Up?” by Dolly Parton.

Dolly Parton What's Up? cover art
Artist Dolly Parton
Genre Country music

What's Up? Lyrics


All of these years and my life is still
Just tryin’ to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes when I’m lyin’ in bed
Just to get it all out, what’s in my head
And I, I’m feelin’ a little peculiar
And so I wake up in the mornin’ and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs, “What’s goin’ on?”

And then I say, “Hey, yeah, yeah, hey
Hey, yeah, yeah”
I say, “Hey
What’s goin’ on?”
Then I say, “Hey, yeah, yeah, hey
Hey, yeah, yeah”
I say, “Hey
What’s goin’ on?”

And I try
Oh my God, do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray
Oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day
For a resolution

And so I cry sometimes when I’m lyin’ in bed
Just to get it all out, what’s in my head
And I, I’m feelin’ a little peculiar
And so I wake up in the mornin’ and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs, “What’s goin’ on?”

And then I say, “Hey, yeah, yeah, hey
Hey, yeah, yeah”
I say, “Hey
What’s goin’ on?”
Then I say, “Hey, yeah, yeah, hey
Hey, yeah, yeah”
I say, “Hey
What’s goin’ on?”

Then I say, “Hey, yeah, yeah, hey
Hey, yeah, yeah”
I say, “Hey
What’s goin’ on?”
Then I say, “Hey, yeah, yeah, hey” (Oh, no, no, no, no, no)
“Hey, yeah, yeah” (Hey, yeah, yeah)
I say, “Hey
What’s goin’ on?”

After all these years and my life is still
Tryin’ to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination