Roy Orbison

Released: June 1, 1989

Songwriter: Tom Petty Jeff Lynne Roy Orbison

Producer: Jeff Lynne

[Verse 1]
Workin' all day
And the sun don't shine
Trying to get by
And I'm just killing time

[Verse 2]
I feel the rain
Fall the whole night through
Far away from you
California blue

[Bridge]
California blue
Dreaming all alone
Nothing else to do
California blue

[Pre-Chorus]
Everyday I pray
I'll be on my way
Saving love for you
California blue

[Chorus]
One sunny day
I'll get back again
Somehow, someway
But I don't know when
California blue
California blue

[Verse 3]
Living my life
With you on my mind
Thinking of things
That I left far behind

[Verse 4]
It's been so long
Doing all I can do
To get back to you
California blue

[Bridge]
California blue (California blue)
Dreaming all alone (California blue)
Nothing else to do (California blue)
California blue

[Pre-Chorus]
Everyday I pray
I'll be on my way
Saving love for you
California blue

[Chorus]
One sunny day
I'll get back again
Somehow, someway
But I don't know when
California blue
California blue

[Outro]
Still missing you
California blue
Still missing you
California blue
Still missing you
California blue

Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter. Nicknamed “The Big O”, his best-known songs include “Oh, Pretty Woman”, “You Got It”, “Crying” and “In Dreams”.

First rising to fame in the late 1950s, he became one of the biggest artists of the 1960s, producing 22 U.S. top 40 singles. He then went over two decades without any commercial success, before seeing a surprise career revival in the late 1980s when he was invited to be part of The Travelling Wilburys, a supergroup with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and George Harrison.

Off the back of the Wilburys' success, Orbison recorded his comeback album, Mystery Girl, but he would unfortunately never live to see his revived popularity as he died before the album’s release.

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