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Born To Die
January 1976
Capitol
Line up:

Mark Farner: Guitar, Vocals
Mel Schacher: Bass
Don Brewer: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Craig Frost: Keyboards, Vocals
Jimmie Hall: Saxophone, Harmonica
Donna Hall: Background Vocals

 
Side A:
  1. Born to Die - 5:29
  2. Dues - 5:27
  3. Sally - 3:12
  4. I Fell for Your Love - 4:06
  5. Talk to the People - 5:27
Side B:
  1. Take Me - 5:00
  2. Genevieve - 6:12 (Instrumental)
  3. Love Is Dyin' - 4:07
  4. Politician - 3:51
  5. Good Things - 4:14

Born to Die


Life is too short now, to live it half way.
I'm cryin' for my cousin, who died yesterday.
He never had a chance, no, not to express his views.
I swear that he's leaving it, to the rest of you.
Oh he ...
CHORUS
lived his life of freedom, exactly the way that he wanted to.
But there's always that one thing, we never do count on.
You was born for it to happen to you ...
... oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
oooo-oooo
He was on a motorcycle, in a side car.
They was just outside of town, they hadn't ridden far.
Out to have a good time, on a bike they built.
How was they to know it, that night that he'd be killed.
Oh he ...
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... oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
oooo-oooo
oooo-oooo
oooo-oooo
Oh he ...
CHORUS
Yes he ...
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... oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
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Dues

I think I'm headed for a terrible accident
Made more plans than anyone who ever paid their rent
I'm not stupid and I might be havin' too much pride
Surgeon general has determined that I may as well die

Jesus are you watching or have you gone blind
Evil souls are upon us and we're surely runnin' out of time

I tried religion and some holy roller steals my tenth
In the graveyard I ain't strong enough to jump the fence
Some men they say they got more soul than both my shoes
Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin' dues

I might be workin' on a scene that I can never act
Everybody's gonna think that my mind is cracked
I don't care because it's my right to win or lose
Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin' dues

Crazy, am I crazy for wanting so much more
My mind says I can't ever give up but I still can't be sure

I tried religion and some holy roller steals my tenth
In the graveyard I ain't strong enough to jump the fence
Some men they say they got more soul than both my shoes
Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin' dues

Can we ever stop payin' dues ... Ooooh
Can we ever stop payin' dues ... Ooooh
Can we ever stop payin' dues ... Ooooh

Sally

Oh little Sally, you know I love you baby
Sally, I said I love you baby
Sally ... it's alright, it's alright
Remember girl when we both was younger
It was the days we had so much fun girl
Rememberin' all of our childhood days, yeah
We had our fun in so many ways
You know I would have loved you anyway
It ain't just something I just had to say
Don't let them tell you that you're not my kind
Sally, Sally, Sally tell them you're mine, mine, mine ...
Sally ... yeah
Oh little Sally, I said I love you baby
Sally, I said I love you baby
Sally ... it's alright
You know I would have loved you anyway
It ain't just something I just had to say
Don't let them tell you that you're not my kind.
Sally, Sally, Sally tell them you're mine, mine, mine ...
Oh little Sally, you know I love you baby
Sally, I love you baby
Sally ... it's alright, it's alright
It's alright
Oh little Sally, you know I love you baby
Sally ...
Sally ... it's alright, it's alright
It's alright
It's alright

I Fell for Your Love

Hey Baby so now you're goin', is your mind relieved?
Did you get what you wanted and have some fun playin' make believe?

I have never lost so much pleasure
So it's hard to be nice
Hey Baby feel my hand
Ain't it cold as ice?

'Cause I fell for your love, when I was out of my mind
I fell for your love, and now you tell me it's time
To kiss it away, to stand here and say, good-bye

Can't you understand the way I live?
Half a love is all that I can give

Lonely ladies and empty faces for a long long time
And you might be one baby when we meet again
And I'll still try to make you mine

'Cause I fell for your love, when I was out of my mind
I fell for your love, and now you tell me it's time
To kiss it away, to stand here and say, good-bye

I fell for your love when I was out of my mind
I fell for your love when love was so hard to find
I gave you my heart and now you tell me it's time
To give up my love when it's so damn hard to find

Love is so hard to find
Love is so hard to find
Love is so hard to find

I'm so lonely baby
Love is so hard to find
Them empty faces, all I wanted was you
Love is so hard to find
I gave you my heart and now you tell me it's time
Love is so hard to find
To stand and say good-bye
Love is so hard to find
Love is so hard to find
Love is so hard to find
When it's so damn hard to find
Love is so hard to find
I fell for your love when I was out of my mind

Talk to the People

Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people ...

Why won't they listen to rhyme or reason?
Please won't you give us just one more chance to get through?
You ain't right if you might think we're preachin'
We see their faces and we're just tryin' to reach them

When we ...
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people ...

Why won't they listen to what we're sayin'?
Please won't you help us, it's way past time that you do?
Your future's dyin' right before your faces
The Lord above will put us all in our places

When we ...
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people ...
But they just don't listen, no

Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen
Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no
Talk to the people ...

But they just don't listen, no

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo

Take Me

Come and dance with me, take me all the higher
Put your arms around me, make me feel much righter
Come and love with me, we can move real slow to the music
Come make love with me ...
Oh ...

Come on, take me, take me, and make me feel your music
Wanna get in deep when it tastes so sweet
Wanna lose my head tonight
Come on, take me, take me, make me feel your music
Well we ain't gonna stop if we're feelin' hot
Gotta' lose our heads tonight

How many times I tried to make it happen?
But you always find a way to say good-night
Tonight we're here alone, your mama's out, there's nobody home
I'm a harmless kinda crazy so it's alright

Come on, take me, take me, and make me feel your music
Wanna get in deep when it tastes so sweet
Wanna lose my head tonight
Come on, take me, take me, make me feel your music
Well we ain't gonna stop if we're feelin' hot
Gotta' lose our heads tonight

I've seen you give me looks that I've read about in books
And I finally had to make you play your hand
There's a reason that you're here, and I think it's perfectly clear
But it don't take much to make me understand
Come and dance with me, take me all the higher
Put your arms around me, make me feel much righter
Come and love with me, we can move real slow to the music
Come make love with me, come make love, make love with me
Oh ...

Come on, take me, take me, and make me feel your music
Wanna get in deep when it tastes so sweet
Wanna lose my head tonight
Come on, take me, take me, make me feel your music
Well we ain't gonna stop if we're feelin' hot
Gotta' lose our heads tonight

Come on, take me, take me, and make me feel your music
Wanna get in deep when it tastes so sweet
Wanna lose my head tonight
Come on, take me, take me, make me feel your music
Well we ain't gonna stop if we're feelin' hot
Gotta' lose our heads tonight

Genevieve
(Instrumental)

Love Is Dyin'

You say that this is the end,
And I feel the knife cut off my right hand.
You may not care right now,
But if it's over, it's done and I won't turn around.
Love is dyin'.
There ain't no use in cryin'.
You oughta know me better than that,
I really love you if that's where it's at.
I really love you but I won't be back,
Oh how I love you, I love you but I won't be back.
A dreamer of dreamers I have always been,
And this time there won't be no givin' in.
Chances are we could change our minds,
But I don't think I can make it another time.
Love is dyin'.
There ain't no use in cryin'.
You oughta know me better than that,
I really love you if that's where it's at.
I really love you but I won't be back,
Oh how I love you, I love you but I won't be back.
Love is dyin'.
There ain't no use in cryin'.
I really love you if that's where it's at.
I really love you but I won't be back,
Love is dyin'.
There ain't no use in cryin'.

Politician

Mr. Politician please don't deceive us.
Mr. Politician you're there to relieve us.

Just how can we tell, mister,
When to believe in you.
Oh won't you tell me oh who we're lookin' out for?
Mr. Politician could be perfect but people it's doubtful.
We want a leader who'll fight for the people.
We want somebody to take us to the steeple.
We'd like to point him out to you people,
But don't look now.

Mr. Politician please don't deceive us.
Mr. Politician you're there to relieve us.

We want a leader of the people,
We want him honest, not deceitful.
We want an angel in the public eye,
And we won't give it up lord until we die.

Mr. Politician please don't deceive us.
Mr. Politician you're there to relieve us.

Good Things

Oh I don't know now baby, just what it is you got.
But whatever it is now babe, I sure do like it a lot.
I like all the good things you gave me, baby late last night.
I like the things you been givin' me, oh mama now you're treatin' me right, yeah.

Good things, good things, my baby's been treatin' me right.
Good things, good things happen to me every night.

Come a little bit closer baby, and rub off some of your stuff.
Until I holler and scream now baby, I just ain't had it enough.
Ain't had enough of the good things you gave me, baby late last night.
Ain't had enough of what you're givin' me, oh mama now you're treatin' me right, yeah.

Good things, good things, my baby's been treatin' me right.
Good things, good things happen to me every night.

Good things, good things, my baby's been treatin' me right.
Good things, good things happen to me every night.

Good things, good things, my baby's been treatin' me right.
Good things, good things happen to me every night.


Good things, good things, good things, good things
Good things, good things, good things, good things
Good things, good things, good things, good things