Lay It Down

Roy Orbison

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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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1979
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You can take it to the country you can take it to town 
Take it on the run in the back of some car 
Take it too far if you leave it all around 
Someday you're gonna lose it baby now now 
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You better lay it down 
Right where I can see it 
Lay it down 
You gotta lay it down 
Show me that you mean it 
Lay it down 
You can see it on fire you can burn it to the ground 
You can take it down to hell and back to heaven again 
But I won't take it back if you leave it all around 
To all the king horses and all the king s men 
You better lay it down 
Right where I can see it 
Lay it down 
You gotta lay it downshow me that you mean it 
Lay it down 
You can take it to the country take it to town 
You can take it too far if you leave it all around 
You better lay it down 
Right where I can see it 
Lay it down 
Lay it down 
Right where I can see it 
Lay it down 
Show me that you mean it

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Written by: HOWARD THOMAS BRASFIELD JR., ROBERT BELLARMINE BYRNE

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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