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Born to Run
Vocabulary from Bruce Springsteen: 'Born to Run'.
In the day, we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream
At night, we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on Highway 9
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line
Oh, baby, 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 want to 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 till we drop, 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 wanna know if love is wild, babe, I wanna know if love is real
Oh, can you show me?
(Huh, tah, come on)
Beyond the palace, semi-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 streets tonight, in an everlasting kiss
Huh
(One, two, three, four)
The highways 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 till then, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh, honey, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Come on, Wendy, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh-oh-woah, ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Mm-mm-mm, oh-oh-woah
Oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Vocabulary
in
Prepositionɪn
inside a container, place, or area
The keys are in the box.
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial or temporal limits.
the
Determinerðə
the definite article
The sun is hot.
Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.
day
Noundeɪ
day
Every day I walk to school.
A period of 24 hours, or the time when the sun is up.
we
Pronounwiː
we
We are happy.
A first-person plural pronoun used as the subject of a verb.
sweat
Verbswɛt
to produce liquid on the skin when hot, nervous, or sick
He was sweating profusely.
Commonly used for physical perspiration due to heat or exercise, but can also refer to nervous sweating.
it
Pronounɪt
it
It is on the desk.
Refers to a thing, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned.
out
Adverbaʊt
moving or appearing to move away from a particular place; outside
He leaned out the window.
Used to show movement away from the inside of a place or container. In American English, 'out' is often used as a preposition without 'of' (e.g., 'out the window').
on
Prepositionɑn
positioned at the upper surface of
There is a cup on the table.
Indicates position above something else and touching it.
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