It Takes All Kinds of People

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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Man by himself lives in a world a world of his own 
But there's no one who can live in the world all alone 
For it takes all kinds of people 
It doesn't matter where they come from 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
The good, the bad, and everyone 

On the way up, a man can walk over his friends 
What goes up comes down 
One day he may need them again 
For it takes all kinds of people 
It doesn't matter where they come from 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
The good, the bad, and everyone 

There'll come the day when everyone passes him by 
What will he say when nobody answers his cry? 
That it takes all kinds of people 
It doesn't matter where they come from 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
It may take some time 
But each man will find 
That he needs all kinds of people 
That he must believe in people 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
To make a world

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Written by: MIKE CURB, ROY ORBISON

Lyrics © Roy Orbison Music Company, Barbara Orbison Music Company

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