Finish the lyric from 'I Will Always Love You': 'And I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all that you...'

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The lyric “I hope you have all that you...” is completed by “dreamed of” in “I Will Always Love You.”

Dolly Parton wrote and first recorded the song in 1973 for her former professional partner Porter Wagoner. Parton’s original version became a country hit before Whitney Houston recorded a dramatically different arrangement for the 1992 film The Bodyguard.

Houston’s version begins as a restrained ballad and builds into a powerful vocal performance. It became one of the best-selling singles ever released and spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a record at the time.

The song is often called a romantic love song, but Parton wrote it as a farewell to Wagoner when she was leaving his television and touring partnership. That origin explains why the lyrics combine affection, gratitude, and separation.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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