Born to be Alive

Album: Born to Be Alive (1978)
Charted: 10 16
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  • We were born to be
    Alive
    We were born to be
    Alive
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Won't you be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)

    Time was on my side
    When I was running down the street
    It was no bind, bind, bind
    A suitcase and an old guitar
    And something new to occupy
    My mind, mind, mind
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)

    People asked me why I never
    Find a place to stop and settle
    Down, down, down
    But I never wanted all those things
    People need to justify their
    Lives, lives, lives
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)

    It's good to be alive
    To be alive
    To be alive
    It's good to be alive
    To be alive
    To be alive
    It's good to be alive

    (Born to be alive)
    (Born to be alive)

    (Born to be alive)

    Time was on my side
    When I was running down the street
    It was no bind, bind, bind
    A suitcase and an old guitar
    And something new to occupy
    My mind, mind, mind
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born
    Born
    (Born to be alive)
    Born
    Born to be alive
    (Born to be alive)
    You see you were born
    Born Writer/s: ADAM PAUL TINLEY, TIMOTHY BRINKHURST
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • The Girl!! from MarsHe dated Madonna from 78 to 79!!!!! I love this song!!!! We need this in 2020!!! Why? Cos we were born to be alive!!!
  • Seow Joo Heng from SingaporeI saw on Shazam this song in Glen Campbell's song list, but i cannot believe it nor find any other article relating them. Please enlighten me. Thx.
  • Wimdela from BelgiumJean VanLoo is not an Italian but a Belgian producer (hence the recording in Belgium).
  • George from Vancouver, CanadaLove this song -- even though it's been the most played earworm in my brain for two years now!
  • Karen from Manchester, NhWhen I was a teenager, our city had a teen disco. I was there every week with my best friend. Whenever this song came on, she and I, and a few other friends, would always be ON THE FLOOR dancing! Whenever I hear it, I can still see us there.
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