On a still night in Nashville, with no cameras rolling and no crowd to cheer, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson picked up a guitar and let the music speak what words never could. They sang not as stars, but as two old friends bound by time, loss, and love. Everything’s Beautiful (In Its Own Way) shimmered like a whispered prayer — then vanished. It wasn’t a performance. It was a goodbye.

SWEET-TIME: Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson Share a Quiet Farewell Through Song Nashville has long...