Why Hurt the One Who Loves You

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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If you really love me, and you say that you do 
If you're thinking of me, like you know I think of you 
Why hurt the one who loves you? 
If you ever leave me, and you say that you will 
Then why deceive me, is it just for a thrill? 
Why hurt the one who loves you? 

You hardly know I'm around, and I need you more and more 
I beg you please stay with me and you walk out the door 

Why hurt the one who loves you? 
Have you got nothing better to do? 
Why hurt the one who loves you 
When you know I don't want to hurt you? 

When your new love leaves you, and you want me back again 
When you really need me, and you want me for a friend 
I'll walk away from you, and darling when I do 
You'll wonder why, why 
Why, why, why hurt the one who loves you?

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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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