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I Want To Be Loved

Read I Want To Be Loved lyrics by Bon Jovi on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

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I Want To Be Loved

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I had a roof overhead

Had shoes on my feet

Sure I was fed, but no-one was there

When I was in need, yeah

So who am I now?

Who do you want me to be?

I can forgive you, but I won't relive you

I ain't the same scared kid I used to be

I'm gonna live

I'm gonna survive

Don't want the world to pass me by

I'm gonna dream

I ain't gonna die

Thinking my life was just a lie

I wanna be loved

I wanna be loved

I found a picture

Our so-called family tree, yeah

I broke all the branches, looking for answers

Don't you know that ain't how it's supposed to be

I'm gonna live

I'm gonna survive

Don't want the world to pass me by

I'm gonna dream

I ain't gonna die

Thinking my life was just a lie

I wanna give

I'm ready to try

Willing to lay it on the line

I wanna be loved

I wanna be

I ain't gonna cry

I don't wanna scream

But I got so much left unsaid inside of me

I'm gonna live

I'm gonna survive

Don't want the world to pass me by

I'm gonna dream

I ain't gonna die

Thinking my life was just a lie

I wanna give

I'm ready to try

Willing to lay it on the line

I wanna be loved

I wanna be loved

I just wanna be loved

I wanna be loved

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