Roy Orbison Quotes

• I may be a living legend, but that sure don’t help when I’ve got to change a flat tire.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Funny

  Tags in Help

• I’ve really learned a lot, really learned a lot, love is like a stove, burns you when it’s hot.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Learned, Burn

• I got a woman that’s mean as she can be, sometimes I think she’s almost as mean as me.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Woman, Mean

• Love hurts, love scars, love wounds, and mars.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Hurts, Scars

• Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Lonely, Tonight

• Pretty woman, I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth. No one could look as good as you, mercy.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Believe

• You wiggle to the left, you wiggle to the right, you do the Ooby Dooby with all your might.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Might, Left

• I close my eyes, then I drift away, into the magic night I softly say. A silent prayer, like dreamers do, then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.

  Roy Orbison

  Topics in Dream

Roy Orbison (8)

Birth:	23rd April, 1936
Death:	6th December, 1988
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lyricist, Singer

About

Roy Kelton Orbison, 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.

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