Well, I never did crawl and I never did toe the line No man is master to me, I ain't that kind I just put on my travelin' shoes If you wanna win, you just can't lose the time Or stay behind Well, I was born to run To get ahead of the rest And all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast, I was born to run Well I take the chances, sometimes I made mistakes But you don't get nothin' unless you take the breaks Livin' as dangerous as dynamite Sure it makes you feel nervous but it makes you feel alright Makes you feel alright Well, I was born to run To get ahead of the rest And all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast, I was born to run ♪ Nobody gonna make me do the things their way By the time you figure it out, it's yesterday Well, it comes to he who waits, I'm told But I don't need it when I'm old and gray Yeah, I want it today Well, I was born to run To get ahead of the rest And all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast I was born to run I was born to run To get ahead of the rest And all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast I was born to run