The Bargain Store

Album: The Bargain Store (1975)
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  • My life is likened to a bargain store
    And I may have just what you're looking for
    If you don't mind the fact that all the merchandise is used
    But with a little mending it could be as good as new

    Why you take for instance this old broken heart
    If you will just replace the missing part
    You would be surprised to find how good it really is
    Take it and you never will be sorry that you did
    The bargain store is open, come inside
    You can easily afford the price
    Love is all you need to purchase all the merchandise
    And I can guarantee you'll be completely satisfied

    Take these old used memories from the past
    And these broken dreams and plans that didn't last
    I'll trade them for a future, I can't use them anymore
    I've wasted love but I still have some more
    The bargain store is open, come inside
    You can easily afford the price
    Love is all you need to purchase all the merchandise
    And I can guarantee you'll be completely satisfied

    My life is likened to a bargain store
    And I may have just what you're looking for
    If you don't mind the fact that all the merchandise is used
    But with a little mending it could be as good as new

    The bargain store is open, come inside (the bargain store is open, come inside)
    The bargain store is open, come inside (the bargain store is open, come inside)
    If you don't mind the fact that all the merchandise Writer/s: Dolly Parton
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • George from Vancouver, CanadaI would never have iagined this was about sex -- ot's obviously about a woman who's been damaged by relationships, but is still open to try it again, & emphasising that "used" doesn't mean bad.
  • Brenda from Ocala, FlI always believed the lyrics to be, "liken to" not "like unto".
  • Mark from Boston, MaA number of country radio stations refused to play "The Bargain Store" when they mistook its lines (particularly "you can easily afford the price") as a reference to prostitution. Country radio was still pretty conservative in 1975. Just the same, the song became Parton's fourth consecutive number one single since late 1973.
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