Lyrics Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

In the day, we sweat it out on the streets
Of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through the mansions of glory
In the suicide machines

Sprung from cages on highway nine
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected, and steppin' out over the line
Oh, maybe this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap

We gotta get out while we're young
'Cause tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Yes, girl we were

Wendy let me in, I wanna be your friend
I wanna guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
And strap your hands 'cross my engines

Together we could break this trap
We'll run 'til we drop, and baby, we'll never go back
Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire?
'Cause, baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider

But I gotta know how it feels
I want to know if love is wild
Babe, I want to know if love is real
Oh, can you show me?

Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones
Scream down the boulevard
Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard

The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the street tonight
Yeah, in an everlasting kiss, huh

One, two, three, four

The highway's jammed with broken heroes
On a last chance power drive
Everybody's out on the run tonight
But there's no place left to hide

Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
I'll love you with all the madness in my soul
Oh, someday, girl, I don't know when
We're gonna get to that place where we really wanna go
And we'll walk in the sun

But 'til then, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh, honey, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Come on with me, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run

Run, mm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Run, run, run, run
Mm
Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa
Run, run, run, run