Dolly Parton’s energy has never flagged over the decades of her career.

What’s the secret to her eternal youthfulness?

Parton is always dolled up and has never hidden the fact that she wears a lot of makeup.

Dolly Parton

So I leave my makeup on at night and clean my face in the morning."

“I’m gonna look like a cartoon,” she said on the show.

“I’ll have on the makeup.

Dolly Parton

Parton continued, “It’s an attitude and you gotta shine from within.

Sometimes, that can make you feel young and make you seem young to other people.”

If anyone can stop aging, it’s Parton.

As the singer explained, she simply doesn’t have time to age.

She’s too busy living her best life.

“I don’t think about my life in terms of numbers,” she said.

I can’t stop long enough to grow old.”

Parton, who is 74, told60 Minutes Australiaearlier this year that she has no plans to retire.