A Lesson in Leavin'

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"A Lesson in Leavin'" is a popular country song best known for Dottie West's hit 1980 recording about a woman warning a cheating lover he'll eventually get what he deserves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
alsoKnownAs A Lesson in Leavin'
surface form: Lesson in Leavin'
chartSuccess hit on the Billboard country chart
composer Brent Maher
Randy Goodrum
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes a woman warning a cheating lover he will get what he deserves
genre country
hasMusicalStyle country pop
hasTheme cheating in relationships
female empowerment
karma
language English
lyricist Brent Maher
Randy Goodrum
mainSubject infidelity
revenge
narrativePerspective first-person female narrator
notableRecordingBy Dottie West NERFINISHED
Jo Dee Messina
originalArtist Dottie West NERFINISHED
partOf Dottie West discography
performer Dottie West NERFINISHED
recordedBy Dottie West NERFINISHED
Jo Dee Messina
releaseYear 1980
title A Lesson in Leavin' self-link
vocalPerformanceBy Dottie West NERFINISHED
writer Brent Maher
Randy Goodrum

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A Lesson in Leavin' alsoKnownAs A Lesson in Leavin'
this entity surface form: Lesson in Leavin'
Dottie West notableSong A Lesson in Leavin'
Dottie West notableWork A Lesson in Leavin'
A Lesson in Leavin' title A Lesson in Leavin' self-link