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Buddy’s Gone is written, produced and with lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas with music exclusively commercially licensed to Paul, and tells the story about the influence and death of Buddy Holly.
Paul’s first record was a ’45’ given to him by his uncle, Buddy Holly’s ‘Raining in My Heart’ that had a massive influence on Paul as he sought out other records by Buddy and quickly realized how an important musical influence Buddy was on many including Paul!
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You can download Buddy’s Gone on Bandcamp HERE and it is also a free bonus track when downloading Paul’s recent Rockabilly album called Rockabilly Boy on Bandcamp HERE
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Available to download in download stores from 7 May 2026 HERE
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Watch the video promo of Buddy’s Gone HERE
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Watch a YouTube video that explains Buddy’s fatal plane crash HERE
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Buddy’s Gone lyrics
I was almost 3 years old to the day
When Buddy went away
My uncle gave me my 1st 45
It’s Raining In My Heart
Oh boy, how I wish he was still alive
He’d opened for Elvis 3 times in 55
Then he married Maria who’d always tried to be by his side
She was carrying his baby but couldn’t go with him on that tour
When she said goodbye to him at the door
She couldn’t know she wouldn’t see him any more, see him any more
The tour bus was cold and was slow
And he had places he needed to go
He hired a plane to go to the next gig fast
His next gig at Clear Lake would be his last, would be his last
He had English, Welsh and native Indian blood
He was briefly sent to us from above
He was the future, music’s shooting star
He was followed and adored by many near and far
Waylon took the bus, but Buddy took the plane
You’d never see each other again
Waylon wished he could take back those words that he said
But it’s too late, once you’re gone, you’re gone
And once you’re dead, you’re dead
The pilot couldn’t see when it started snowing
He couldn’t tell what was up or what was down
He couldn’t see where they were going
He flew the plane straight into the ground, into the ground
Buddy’s in the snow
Oh Buddy, why’d you have to go
Buddy is gone
But his spirit lives on and on, lives on and on
Maria heard the news on TV
The next day she lost his baby
The padre that married them, at his graveyard sang sad hymns
She couldn’t go to his grave, to this day she wears his ring
She wears his ring
Buddy inspired so many with his songs
He wrote so many songs, though his life wasn’t long
If he had lived, what would have been
Would we still have the same music scene
Buddy’s in the snow
Oh Buddy, why’d you have to go
Buddy is gone, Buddy is gone
But his spirit lives on and on, lives on and on
Buddy’s in the snow
Oh Buddy, why’d you have to go
Buddy is gone, Buddy is gone
But his spirit lives on and on
His spirit lives on and on
His spirit lives on and on
Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode: 009981NG ISWC: T-340.355.198-0
Audiosparx Catalogue ID: 1411219 ISRC: US5UL2638652
from Rockabilly Boy, released April 23, 2026
Buddy’s Gone is written, produced and with lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas with music exclusively commercially licensed to Paul.
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