Lynyrd Skynyrd - Born To Run Lyrics






There's an old man sittin' on a front porch now
Talkin' 'bout how it used to be
When I was young I was a hell of a man
My father died when I was ten
I hit the road to find a job
Had to feed my family
Times were hard my hands are still scarred
From the life I've had to lead
I was born to run

Drove a tractor and trailer all my life
Six kids and a hell of a wife
Made lots of money it all slipped away
A large family that's the price you pay
I always dreamed never gave up
Son, even when times got tough
That's when I'd push it a little bit more
You should've heard that engine roar

[chorus]
I was born to run
Can't slow down
No regrets, I've been blessed
Born to run
In time you'll see what the good Lord's done for me
Born to run
I can't slow down
No regrets, I did my best
Born to run
In time you'll see
What the good Lord's done, done for me

The old man, he passed away
And all he said never crossed my mind
Until I saw the price he payed
Was a lot like mine
I'm full and though it's miles away
Gotta hit the city right on time
And when I'm on I'll always sing little song of mine
I was born to run

[repeat chorus]





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  1. C.... 9....

    best song especially when you got a load of 90+ head of cows behind a pete

  2. L.... C....

    Ty for the song pay

  3. J.... ....

    Not a bad song but shoulda changed the title.

  4. A.... D....

    Solo ais 2:40

  5. H.... F....

    Χαλκιδα
    Νοτιοι

  6. L.... J....

    It should not be fair of one man to have so many women but hey, he just loved the ones the other men where unrespectful to. I stand up for & bitches & women!

  7. D.... T....

    Fucking masterpiece

  8. S.... B....

    This song is me forever I raised two kids and I put everything into them, please kids remember I was born to run

  9. p.... d....

    o my god i love this song .........

  10. J.... A....

    This plays in my head when I try to walk fast in a crowd.

  11. R.... K....

    rewelacja-old rock mmmmy-Rengi Kid- Poznań -Poland yeah !

  12. B.... ....

    Grammerly is just the ticket, for the semi-illiterate. If a company's executives are semi illiterate, then the company is headed for the scrap heat. Speaking of which, check out Herr Fuhrer Drumpf's press releases. Everything the Trump administration does is incompetent. Trump serves the uber wealthy, which is why he still haves a job. Putin lets Trump pretend to be wealthy, but Trump is stone broke. Being broke is why it is so easy for Putin to bribe Trump for kopeks on the Ruble. Trump is just Putin's shoeshine boy, to put it politely.

    B.... ....

    You I going to nice this should be about the the music if you want to be political go to a new site and get political but you’re wrong about Trump so get a life dude🖕

    B.... ....

    @Stephen Cavuoti Donald Trump is a traitor in the pay of Russia. He should hung by the neck until dead, and then his fat, bloated corpse should be fed to hogs.

  13. G.... W....

    I have 5 kids and a hell of a wife

  14. '.... ....

    whit the pin that stuck yu !

  15. '.... ....

    i'v had van's annt's in my paint's sinn i were in draperie's

  16. J.... D....

    I broke my ankle today doing 76mph on my dirt bike. Skynard!!!

  17. D.... H....

    I still like this song 2day.
    👊😎🍺

  18. J.... D....

    Back in the days! 😎

  19. M.... B....

    I had bought 6 c.d's over a period of time and many times over it was stolen from me, i cannot stand a theif . I HAVE NO TIME FOR THESE TYPE OF PEOPLE !

    M.... B....

    Marty Bec. Go see a shrink if you got to cry 😢

  20. R.... E....

    you slow down you get old,,

    R.... E....

    Or IF YOU GET ... MARRIED WITH KIDS

  21. i.... ....

    First time ever hearing this song. Just fantastic!! Thanks for posting :-) Happy New Year !!

  22. L.... F....

    I'm a truck driver from Brazil, and I love drive listening this song.

    L.... F....

    Trucker from Sydney Australia here, same! Love most Southern Rock.

    L.... F....

    Da hora mano

  23. r.... ....

    In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream...

  24. R.... P....

    I had a chance to c them years ago at Saratoga ny it was awesome Al Collins came out in a wheel chair and van zants father Lacy was here 3wks later Leon Wilkinson died in Florida tree working man s band

  25. s.... c....

    more than awesome

  26. w.... a....

    Us Americans are some bad mother fuckers! The working man altimatly runs shit. Fuck these suits. They are made up if words and money. I'm hard to the bone. Can't feel my hands anymore and I'm still poor.

  27. J.... B....

    Johnny Van Zant sure ain't Ronnie, but he doesn't need to be. He's a fuckin hell of a singer himself

  28. �.... �....

    One of their best tunez..!!🎶🎸🍻🍻💯♠️📣📣📣

  29. T.... B....

    One hell of a song!

  30. S.... L....

    Fuck yeahhh buddy rebel in my blood all the way to hell

  31. J.... S....

    southern rock american music

  32. E.... F....

    Always loved Billy Powell's piano work on this tune.

  33. M.... H....

    Cheers!

  34. H.... F....

    The Last Rebel and Twenty albums are, to me, the best albums by the reformed Skynyrd. l rate them as good as the originals. Think Ronnie and Stevie would also approve.

  35. L.... L....

    This song is dedicated to Johnny Van Zant's dad who was a truck driver

    L.... L....

    @Bruna Hadassa Silva Matias what's so funny

    L.... L....

    @Sus Joj Cocc lmmfao Ops, wrong Emoji🙈 sorry

    L.... L....

    @Bruna Hadassa Silva Matias oh ok !

  36. M.... R....

    lynyrd skynyrd war noch nie eine rassisten bande nein aber arbeiter wie wir stolz auf den süden ja logisch und zuverlässig
    wer anderes behauptet lügt ,lynyrd hat immer uns im blick gehabt und das war auch bei ronny so ,darum lieben wir sie

  37. M.... R....

    ich hab da kein bock mehr drauf leute ernst zu nehmen die morgen früh nach mallorca fahren die eine seite kann kein deutsch
    die andere denkt der große himmel ist nur für sie da ,ohh born to run

  38. t.... m....

    that solo is the most beautiful thing ever

  39. M.... R....

    Born to run

    M.... R....

    I do believe, i was born to run

  40. r.... ....

    Work hard, do your best and let the chips fall where they may. No safe space safety nets in the real world.

    r.... ....

    The rich have huge safety nets, unlike you and me. Still, if their incompetence is huge enough, even they can destroy their very own safety nets.

  41. R.... B....

    awsom music

  42. N.... S....

    so is es

  43. S.... ....

    Bring back the old days. Fuck trendy liberals!

  44. C.... C....

    That's when I'd push it a little bit more,
    you should have heard that engine roar!!!
    Hell yeah!!!

  45. D.... L....

    deano leson from Northern b.c. Canada... lynrd sknyrd we share the same damn philosophy about life..God.. freedom and family!!

    D.... L....

    hey deano

    D.... L....

    Dean Leson eh man brotha I'm from southern bc

  46. K.... E....

    this is the song that gives me the push to shove and keep on pushing on through the hard times lynyrd skynyrd is good and saw them once back in the 80s

  47. 1.... ....

    Born to run
    I can't slow down
    No regrets, I did my best.

    1.... ....

    I'm 67, and they still are the best. A close 1st would be the Outlaws.

  48. k.... ....

    SOUTHERN ROCK FOREVER...

    k.... ....

    Danina 21

    k.... ....

    Danina 21

    k.... ....

    born to run ☺

    k.... ....

    Born Southern by the Grace of God

  49. J.... R....

    this song sound more like bad company than Skynyrd

    J.... R....

    Skynyrd true balls n grit Workin man's band they represent a past in the he USA and hat is no longer with us salute the red white n blue these colors don't run

    J.... R....

    @Richard Perrott hells yeah

  50. C.... M....

    my true life story!!!!

  51. M.... L....

    ha ha Im German and I listen to this guys from the early 1970s
    my most favourite band all my live
    and yes I have seen them in the US
    went to Florida Jacsonville too where every thing started out
    and my English is better than than most americans
    wish to here more new stuff from Lynerd
    my prayers for Gary Rossington and hope he will recover from this heart tack
    God bless all

  52. R.... F....

    EXCELLENT

  53. N.... D....

    There's an old man sittin' on a front porch now
    Talkin' 'bout how it used to be
    When I was young I was a hell of a man
    My father died when I was ten
    I hit the road to find a job
    Had to feed my family
    Times were hard my hands are still scarred
    From the life I've had to lead
    I was born to run

    Drove a tractor and trailer all my life
    Six kids and a hell of a wife
    Made lots of money it all slipped away
    A large family that's the price you pay
    I always dreamed never gave up
    Son, even when times got tough
    That's when I'd push it a little bit more
    You should've heard that engine roar

    [Chorus]
    I was born to run
    Can't slow down
    No regrets, I've been blessed
    Born to run
    In time you'll see what the good lord's done for me
    Born to run
    I can't slow down
    No regrets, I did my best
    Born to run
    In time you'll see
    What the good lord's done, done for me

    The old man, he passed away
    And all he said never crossed my mind
    Until I saw the price he paid
    Was a lot like mine
    I'm full and though it's miles away
    Gotta hit the city right on time
    And when I'm on I'll always sing little song of mine
    I was born to run

    N.... D....

    - it's a favorite

    N.... D....

    Obrigado

  54. R.... G....

    Skynyrd wil always be a band with balls!!!!!!!

  55. P.... ....

    German, its a great song, i love it! Mein Englisch ist nicht so gut wie man sieht, aber trotzdem liebe ich diesen Song!!!

    P.... ....

    Haha der erste deutsche der lynyrd skynyrd kennt ;) probs

    P.... ....

    +Oleks Medvedyev Ich bin der zweite ... hahaha!

    P.... ....

    Haha, Lynyrd Skynyrd seit Anfang der 70er gehört. Best of southern rock.

  56. T.... v....

    that o koondy dude is a fuck tard

  57. W.... ....

    "Last Rebel".  THE best album released by the reformed band to date...in my opinion.  This album comes the closest to capturing the original band's sound, writing style, etc. Love this album.  Regardless....this is a great album on its own without doing any comparisons. Great song. Thx for posting.

    W.... ....

    Saw this tour in May of '93 right after I finished my junior year of college. Drivin N Cryin, Bad Company, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Awesome show! My one and only time of seeing Ed King with the band.

    W.... ....

    Me too Scott K. Did you happen to see them in Little Rock,AR?

    W.... ....

    Nah, I saw them in Bristol, TN. Loved every minute of it!

  58. n.... b....

    Heck ya

  59. K.... H....

    Just like me I've always worked hard for everything never backed down from nobody

  60. J.... ....

    i fuck bitches to this song

  61. k.... b....

    Yes this is me and my dads rock music instill he passed I will all ways listen to this bad ass mofo

    k.... b....

    kevin bonnie damn man this was a long time ago. RIP poppa forever love for you. Now I've lost my only brother too. Life man.

  62. G.... M....

    bad ass

  63. J.... ....

    Asto re