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Artist: Billie Holiday
Canonical path: /billie-holiday/why-was-i-born
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Why Was I Born?
Read Why Was I Born? lyrics by Billie Holiday on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Why Was I Born?
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Why was I born
Why am I livin'
What do I get
What am I givin'
Why do I want for things
I dare not hope for
What can I hope for
I wish I knew
Why do I try
To draw you near me
Why do I cry
You never hear me
I'm a poor fool
But what can I do
Oh baby why was I born
To love you
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Billie Holiday performs "Why Was I Born?", and this lyric page sits inside the Billie Holiday catalog on LyroVerse.
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