John Mayer
Born and Raised lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:48
Now and then I pace my place
I can't retrace how I got here
I cheat the light, to check my face
It's slightly harder than last year
Then all at once it gets hard to take
It gets hard to fake what I won't be
'Cause one of these days I'll be born and raised
And it's such a waste to grow up lonely
I still have dreams, they're not the same
They don't fly as high as they used to
I saw my friend, he's in my head
And he said, "You don't remember me, do you?"
Then all at once it gets hard to take
It gets hard to fake what I won't be
'Cause one of these days I'll be born and raised
And it's such a waste to grow up lonely
Still got time, still got faith
I call on both of my brothers
I got a mom, I got a dad
But they do not have each other
So line on up, and take your place
And show your face to the morning
'Cause one of these days you'll be born and raised
And it all comes on without warning
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Key vocabulary
- without
- not havingA1
- pace
- speed of movementB2
- can't
- cannotB1
- retrace
- go back over again
- cheat
- act dishonestlyB1
- light
- not heavyA1
- slightly
- a littleB1
- harder
- more difficult
- last
- final oneA1
- fake
- not realB2
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About this song
John Mayer is an American singer-songwriter whose work spans blues, pop, and R&B, along with later jam-influenced material. He is known for his hit songwriting and distinctive guitar playing that blend classic rock and soul, and for forming Dead & Company with surviving members of the Grateful Dead.