Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen  1975

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Run

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In the day we 

              
sweat it out i

              
n the streets 

             
of a runaway A

        
merican dream
             
At night we ri

              
de through man

              
sions of glory

             
 in suicide ma


chines
             
Sprung from ca

           
ges out on hig

#             
hway 9, Chrome

 
 wheeled, fuel

 injected
          
and steppin' o

             
ut over the li

           
ne Oh  Baby th

              
is town rips t

   
he bones from 

your back
           
It's a death t

            
rap, it's a su

            
icide rap  We 

             
gotta get out 

            
while we're yo


ung
             
`Cause tramps 

             
like us, baby 

              
we were born t

              
o run
             
Wendy let me i

              
n I wanna be y

              
our friend I w

             
ant to guard y

              
our dreams and

 
 visions
     
Just wrap your

 legs 'round t

hese velvet ri

ms 
             
and strap your

              
 hands across 

            
my engines   T

              
ogether we cou

   
ld break this 

trap 
           
We'll run till

          
 we drop, baby

              
 we'll never g

        
o back   Oh
             
Will you walk 

              
with me out on

          
 the wire  `Ca

    
use baby I'm j

ust 
             
a scared and l

/           
onely rider  B

             
ut I gotta fin

             
d out how it f

#
eels   
             
I want to know

              
 if love is wi

             
ld  babe I wan

              
t to know if l

           
ove is real

    

      B7sus-B                 B-E   

         
Beyond the Pal

          
ace hemi-power

         
ed drones scre

             
am down the bo

       
ulevard
     
The girls comb

             
 their hair in

         
 rearview mirr

            
ors And the bo

           
ys try to look

    
 so hard
          
The amusement 

          
park rises bol

            
d and stark as

          
 Kids are hudd

             
led on the bea

         
ch in a mist
          
I wanna die wi

             
th you Wendy o

          
n the streets 

             
tonight In an 

       
everlasting ki

 
ss

             
The highway's 

              
jammed with br

              
oken heroes on

             
 a last chance

         
 power drive
             
Everybody's ou

              
t on the run t

              
onight but the

             
re's no place 

          
left to hide
             
Together Wendy

       
 we'll live wi

th the sadness
           
I'll love you 

             
with all the m

/          
adness in my s

     
oul  Oh
             
Someday girl I

          
 don't know wh

              
en we're gonna

 
 get to that p

lace
          
Where we reall

             
y want to go a

              
nd we'll walk 

       
in the sun

              
But till then 

             
tramps like us

             
  baby we were

            
 born to run
             
Ah honey tramp

             
s like us baby

              
 we were born 

   
to run
              
Come on Wendy 

             
tramps like us

             
 baby we were 

                
born to run

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