Born to Lose
Goldie Hill Lyrics
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Every dream has only brought me pain
All my life I've always been so blue
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
Born to lose it seems so hard to bear
How I long to always have you near
You've grown tired and now you say we're through
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
Born to lose my every hope is gone
It's so hard to face an empty dawn
You were all the happiness I knew
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
There's no use to dream of happiness
All I see is only loneliness
All my life I've always been so blue
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
Goldie Hill's Born To Lose is a heart-wrenching country ballad that speaks to the pain of living a life that always seems to end in disappointment. The opening line, "Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain," sets the tone for the entire song, which is a lament for a life that has never quite lived up to its potential. The singer feels as if every dream she's ever had has only brought her pain, and she's haunted by the feeling that she was fated to be unhappy.
As the song continues, the singer reflects on her relationship with a person she's losing. She's always been blue, and now she's losing the one bright spot in her life. The lines, "Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear, how I long to always have you near, you've grown tired and now you say we're through," speak to the sense of desperation and loss that she's feeling. She's been born to lose, and now she's losing the one thing that made her feel like things might turn out differently.
The chorus is a series of painful reminders that there's simply no escaping the pain of a life that always seems to end in heartbreak. "Born to lose, my every hope is gone," she sings, "it's so hard to face an empty dawn. You were all the happiness I knew, born to lose and now I'm losing you." The song is a powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity, and of the power of country music to speak directly to the heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Born to lose I've lived my life in vain
I feel like I was placed on this earth to fail, and all my struggles have been for nothing.
Every dream has only brought me pain
I always try to hope for a better future, but every time I do I'm just met with more disappointment and heartache.
All my life I've always been so blue
My life has been filled with sadness and despair, and it seems like it will never get better.
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
My fate was always to fail, and losing you feels like another blow that I can't recover from.
Born to lose it seems so hard to bear
The weight of my destiny is crushing, and it's difficult to continue living with such a bleak outlook.
How I long to always have you near
You were the one source of happiness in my life, and now that you're leaving me I realize how much I needed you.
You've grown tired and now you say we're through
I can't blame you for leaving me - my constant struggles and despair must have been exhausting to witness.
Born to lose my every hope is gone
I have given up on ever having a happy life, and I don't think there's anything that can change that.
It's so hard to face an empty dawn
Each new day feels like a fresh reminder of my failures and losses, and there's no hope for anything better in the future.
You were all the happiness I knew
You were the one bright spot in my life, and losing you means that there is no happiness left.
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
My fate was always to fail, and losing you confirms that once again, nothing good will ever happen to me.
There's no use to dream of happiness
Any hope for happiness in my life is pointless, because I'm fated to never experience it.
All I see is only loneliness
My entire world is filled with nothing but emptiness and despair, and it seems like that will never change.
All my life I've always been so blue
My entire existence has been plagued by sadness and grief, and it doesn't look like that will ever improve.
Born to lose and now I'm losing you
My destiny was always to fail, and you leaving me just confirms that once again, nothing good will ever happen to me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Ted Daffan
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John Livingston
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Eric Lewis
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