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Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), also known by the nickname 'The Big O', was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet revived his career in the 1980s. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling… more »


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1968
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I want to talk to folks back home again, to walk along a lonely country lane 
To spend some time with that woman of mine, heading south, heading south 

Things look bright and I feel alright yeah I'm heading south 

Heading south to see the sun go down on camp fire light,to join the singing at night 
Heading south to cotton rows and honeysuckle bloom 
Under the cumberland moon heading south, heading south 

Give me room to travel on my way to a place where dreams all fade away 
Where the river flows and tobacco grows heading south heading south 
Cause the sun is hot and people love a lot yeah I'm heading south 

Heading south to see the sun go down on camp fire light, to join the singing at night 
Heading south to cotton rows and honeysuckle bloom under the cumberland moon 
Heading south, heading south 

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Written by: Bill Dees, Roy Orbison

Lyrics © Orbi-Lee Music, Barbara Orbison Music Company, R-Key Darkus

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