We weren’t born to be defeated

by from the album [ Gospel of Love ]
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We weren’t born to be defeated

Troubled times & troubled lives Somethin’ sure as hell is going on Just make sure you listen to the sky And make an offering to the sun

Things are never quite what they seem Our birth, our life, our death I saw you in my dreams Even before I drew my first breath

I have visions of the Grail I have visions of the sunny, golden fields I believe you when I hear you say That everything can be redeemed

We weren’t born to lose it all now To see our suffering repeated You & I we took a holy vow We weren’t born to be defeated

Jesus Free us O free us Sweet Jesus, O sweet Jesus

Do you believe in things strange & funny? I saw your soul where I left my coat & hat It was only for a moment, honey If it’s still OK to call you that

But these are the kind of things that happen We come together & then we pull apart I’ve given up trying to map them It’s just what happens to the heart

We give it all and we never know the danger If we did we’d never take that road Who’d have thought that we’d become complete strangers? You gave me your heart to hold

Well, I have lived, and I have loved And I have seen the holy dove I tried not to take your name in vain Now I’m waiting for that train

Jesus Free us O free us Sweet Jesus, O sweet Jesus

Something came to me last night It just fell into my heart from the stars I got a message from the angels They told me that we’d never be apart

We weren’t born to lose our way True love never gets deleted They told me to keep the faith We weren’t born to be defeated
Gospel of Love, We weren’t born to be defeated