In The Real World

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"In The Real World" is a song written in 1988 by songwriters Will Jennings and Richard Kerr and sung by Roy Orbison in his 1989 album Mystery Girl. The song was written as a response to Orbison's memorable 1963 hit In Dreams (which had just come off it's famous use in the movie Blue Velvet). The song begins with Orbison reminding us of what we can do in dreams, but then tells us that in the real world, we must say real goodbyes.