Roy Orbison Album

Written by John Loudermilk

Flowers have blooms, the oceans have waves.
The sky has the clouds, people have babes
I wanna live, ‘till I get old
I wanna watch all of this grow.

I wanna live, live and let live.
I wan't the love this life has to give.
I wanna smile and be friendly with you.
I wanna live and let you live some too

Rover is big, Teddy is small.
Betty is short, Jimmy is tall.
They wanna live, live and let live.
They want all the love this life has to give.
They wanna smile be friendly with you.
They wanna live that you live too.

You give your hand to me and then you say hello
And I can hardly speak, my heart is beating so
And anyone could tell, you think you know me well
But you don't know me
No you don't know the one who dreams of you at night
And longs to kiss your lips and longs to hold you tight
To you I'm just a friend, and that's all I've ever been
No, you don't know me

For I never knew the art of making love


Though my heart aches with love for you
Afraid and shy I let my chance go by
The chance that you might love me too

You give your hand to me and then you say good-bye
I watch you walk away beside the lucky guy
To never, never know the one who loves you so
No, you don't know me

California woman
Hanging heavy on my mind
Never found another like her
Guess she was just one of a kind

She never wrapped no strings around me
She could treat a man so fine
I still see her golden hair
And the Caliifornia sunshine

Mississippi rain falling on my head
No California woman sleeping in my bed
Makes me wanna move on, leave all this behind
I need my California woman and the California sunshine

Golden California beaches
Knocking on a beach house door
They say that California woman
She don't live here anymore

They say she left with a stranger
Leaving nothing left behind
She buried all my dreams here
In the California sunshine

Mississippi rain falling on my head
No California woman sleeping in my bed
Makes me wanna move on, leave all this behind
I need my California woman and the California sunshine
I need my California woman and the California sunshine

Smile an everlasting smile
A smile can bring you near to me
Don't ever let me find you gone
'Cause that could bring a tear to me
This words have lost their glory,
Let's start a brand new story, now my love
Right now there'll be no other time
And I can show you all my love

Talk in everlasting words


And dedicate them all to me
I will give you all my life
It's here if you should call to me

You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words and words are all I have
To take your heart away

Silently I hear the sound of the blue rain coming down.
It's late tonight and I just saw you walking by.
Without one word of hello or goodbye.
Just one look at you with someone new,
And then I knew I'd see you go around in the blue blue rain.

I didn't know one moment ago it could rain this way
You use to run straight to my arms now you turn away.
Oh I never knew such of feeling of blue.
Blue rain blue rain.

Blue rain.

Why did you make me love you than break my heart in two.
Then leave me alone here in the rain to cry for you.
Tomorrow will be filled with the lonely.blue rain.
Blue rain.blue rain.

I remember you all alone,walking on,
And crying,losing you,
In the blue blue rain.

Day after day I'm more confused
So I look for the light in the pouring rain
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a shame

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time
I don't understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind


I'm countin' on you to carry me through

And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along makin' me strong

You lay so easy on my mind oh so easy on my mind
Whenever I need you, all I ever do is close my eyes
You lay so easy on my mind yes, so easy on my mind
Wrap me in your warmness, let me feel your body touching mine

Everything you say and do finds me wanting you
Each moment brings to light a million dreams
Having something real is something I can feel
When I feel you, angel, touching me

You lay so easy on my mind oh so easy on my mind


There's not a part of me your sweet love won't reach to satisfy

Everyday I love you more, you're the one I'm living for
And the best you'll ever give you've given me
You completely satisfy every need inside
I pray you'll never take your love from me

You lay so easy on my mind oh so easy on my mind
There's not a part of me, your sweet love wont reach to satisfy
You lay so easy on my mind

May the world you live in bring the good life
That grows sweeter as it mellows with time
May the world you live in be a world love lives in
A love like your love and mine

May the children you bear bring contentment
As you guide them with your gentle hand
May you know all the things true love can bring
Between a woman and a man

May the dreams that you build always be filled


Keep the love shining in your eyes
If the bad times or the sad times ever come to you
Let this man be the one that you always turn to

May the seasons of your life touch you gently
And may happiness you always find
May these arms that surround you always be around you
And the world that you live in forever be mine

[No lyrics]

Otis redding/j butler
Roy's version bears little similarity to the original

Otis version (original)

There were time and you want to be free
My love is growing stronger,
As you become a haven to me
Oh I've been loving you a little too long
I don't wanna stop now, oh with you my life,
Has been so wonderful I can't stop now
There were times and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger
As our affair [affair] grows old
I've been loving you a little too long, long,
I don't want to stop now oh, oh, oh
I've been loving you a little bit too long
I don't wanna stop now no, no, no

Don't make me stop now, no baby
I'm down on my knees please,
Don't make me stop now
I love you, I love you,
I love you with all of my heart
And I can't stop now don't make me stop now
Please, please don't make me stop now
[good God of mine]i love you
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you in so many different ways...
I love you in so many different ways....
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Roy version

I've been loving you a little too long
To stop right now
You're tired, and you wanna be free
My love is growing stronger
As you become a habit to me
Ooh, and loving you a little too long
I don't wanna stop right now
Oh with you my life has been so wonderful
I just can't stop now

You're tired and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger
As our affair grows old
And I've been loving you a little too long
I don't wanna stop now

Ooh, too long, long
Don't wanna stop my loving you right now
No, oh I've been loving you a little too long
To stop right now
Ooh, loving you a little too long
To stop right now

No, no, I can't stop now. no
Loving you a little too long
To stop right now, I can't stop...

There's got to be a morning after, if we can hold on through the night
We have a chance to find the sunshine let's keep on looking for the light
Oh can't you see the morning after? it's waiting right outside the storm
Why don't we cross the bridge together and find a place that's safe and warm?

It's not too late, we should be giving, only with love can we we climb
It's not too late, not while we're living, let's put our hands out in time
There's got be a morning after, we're moving closer to the shore
I know we'll be there by tomorrow and we'll escape the darkeness
We won't be searching anymore


There's got be a morning after, we're moving closer to the shore
I know we'll be there by tomorrow and we'll escape the darkeness
We won't be searching anymore

There's got be a morning after
There's got be a morning after
There's got be a morning after