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\"Somebody said, 'What are you gonna get on your birthday?' I said I'm not gonna get, I'm gonna give,\" the \"I Will Always Love You\" singer continued. \"I've got a song that I'm dropping today on my birthday. It's a song that kind of came to me in a dream and I felt like it was worth putting out there, something special -- well it's special to me.\"

Parton said she was inspired to write the song after having \"a dream about God standing on a mountain, looking down at us saying, 'Don't make me have to come down there.'\"

\"And then it woke me up and I got up and started writing this song,\" she said. \"And over a period of weeks and months, I finished it as things would come to me, and I just felt like I should drop it on my birthday. So I hope you enjoy it.\"

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PHOTO: Dolly Parton arrives at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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On Wednesday, Parton confirmed that several iconic singers -- including Pink, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, former Journey singer Steve Perry, Paul McCartney and possibly Cher -- are slated to join her on her upcoming rock and roll album \"Rock Star,\" which will be released later this year and will include covers of classic rock songs.

Parton said she's also aiming for singer Mick Jagger to help her on the song \"Satisfaction.\"

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