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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." His works and innovations inspired and influenced contemporary and later musicians, notably The Beatles, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. Holly was among the first group of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Holly #13 among "The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time".
Charles Hardin Holley was born on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas, to Lawrence Odell and Ella Pauline (Drake) Holley. In Philip Norman's biography it is stated that his mother's family claimed to be descended from the English navigator Francis Drake.
Oh boy,
If you ever have to let me down
In this world,
My life surely
Would be upside down
If you ever find,
That your peace of mind,
Is shattered in so many ways and
I find my feet
Down on lonely street,
I’ll be stood there waiting for you
Boy you got me.
Oh yeah,
Let me look into your deep brown eyes,
Let me share,
Every moment
Every sweet surprise.
See that I have grown
And need mercy shown,
There’s a window to my heart,
If i find my feet
Down on lonely street,
I’ll be stood there waiting for you,
Boy, you’ve got me
High
Boy, you’ve got me
High.
Boy, you’ve got me
High
Boy, you’ve got me
High
But if I find my feet
Down on lonely street
I’ll be stood there waiting for you