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Artist: The Runaways
Canonical path: /the-runaways/born-to-be-bad
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Born To Be Bad
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Born To Be Bad
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Bodies without minds
I hear you're the ones with the bleeding hearts
Blue and bitter sweet
You tear my dreams apart
'Cause I was born to be bad
I'm not sad
And I'm glad I did it
Born to be bad
I'm not sad
I think you should all get with it
The damn don't cry
Cry out when they're betrayed
Bodies slam, they scream
As the keynote fades
'Cause I was born to be bad
I'm not sad
And I'm glad I did it
Born to be bad
I'm not sad
I think you should all get with it
Yeah
I called my mother from Hollywood the other day
And I said: Mom, I just called to tell ya I joined a rock and roll band
And I won't be coming home no more
You know what she did?
She started crying and weeping and wimpering like all mothers do
She woke up my father and told him about it and he said
There ain't a damn thing we can do, that's the way she is
She was just born to be bad
I want ya to bring me his ears
to satisfy my mad desires
And if it bites the dust
I guess you're just gonna have to miss my fire
I was born to bad
I'm not sad
And I'm glad I did it
Born to be bad
I'm not sad
And I'm glad I did it
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