Roy Kelton Orbison nació el 23 de abril de 1936 en Vernon, Texas, en el seno de una humilde familia. Desde pequeño, Roy mostró un interés innato por la música y, a la edad de seis años, su padre le regaló una guitarra que desencadenaría una carrera legendaria. Criado en el ambiente rural de Texas, su sensibilidad musical se nutrió de influencias del country y del bluegrass.
Durante su adolescencia, Orbison formó su primera banda, los Wink Westerners, mientras asistía a la escuela secundaria en Wink, Texas. La banda se destacó en el entorno local y comenzó a tener pequeñas actuaciones en programas de radio y televisión regionales. En 1956, la banda cambió su nombre a The Teen Kings y grabó el tema "Ooby Dooby", que captó la atención de Sun Records.
En Sun Records, Roy grabó varios temas que aunque tuvieron éxito moderado no lograron catapultarlo al estrellato. Sin embargo, Orbison no se desanimó. Su paso por Sun Records le permitió aprender y desarrollarse junto a figuras icónicas como Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis y Johnny Cash.
En 1960, Orbison firmó con Monument Records, un momento crucial en su carrera. Con la nueva discográfica, Orbison alcanzó un éxito fenomenal con el sencillo "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)". La canción no solo mostró su poderosa voz, sino que también introdujo su estilo distintivo de baladas melancólicas. Este
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We were going together for a long long time and it breaks my heart girl
to see you walking with some other guy
I been sitting alone here with a worried head
I've been talking to some downtown girls but don't believe the things that I have said
Cause girl don't you know I only tried to hide the pain when I said
I don't really love you, I don't really want you,
I don't want to have you, I don't really love you
Now we're hitting the daylight, morning looking sad
Never knew a guy could feel as lonely as I'm feelin oh so bad
Time is going slowly dragging like a weight
like to say I'm sorry but deep down in my heart it's just too late
Cause girl don't you know I only tried to hide the pain when I said
I don't really want you, I don't really need you,
I don't want to have you, I don't really love you
We were going together for a long long time
and it breaks my heart girl to see you walking with some other guy
Still I keep on trying lonely as I've been
Got to get your sweet, sweet smile to get that lovin feeling back again
Cause girl don't you know I only tried to hide the pain when I said
I don't really want you, I don't really need you, I don't want to have you,
I don't really love you, I don't really want you I don't really need you,
I don't want to have you, I don't really love you