Born To Make You Happy
Mabel Lyrics


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Oh, my love
Oh, yeah yeah
Oh, yeah

I'm sitting here alone up in my room
I'm thinking about the times that we've been through
Oh, my love
I'm looking at a picture in my hand
Trying my best to understand
I really want to know what we did wrong
With a love that felt so strong
If only you were here tonight
I know that we could make it right

I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
'Cause you're the only one up in my heart
I was born to make you happy
Always and forever, you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy

I know I've been a fool since you've been gone
I'd better give it up and carry on
Oh, my love
'Cause living in a dream of you and me
Is not the way my life should be
I don't want to cry a tear for you
So forgive me if I do (ooh)
If only you were here tonight
I know that we could make it right

I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
'Cause you're the only one up in my heart
I was born to make you happy
Always and forever, you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy

(Oh yeah)
(Oh yeah)
I'd do anything
I'd give you my world
I'd wait forever to be your girl
(Just call out my name)
Just call out my name (and I will be there) and I will be there (ooh)
Just to show you how much I care (alright) (ooh)
I was born to make you happy, yeah (ooh) (oh yeah)

I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
'Cause you're the only one up in my heart
I was born to make you happy
Always and forever, you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
(Oh, oh)
I was born to make you happy
(Oh yeah, oh yeah)
Always and forever, you and me
That's the way our life should be




I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy

Overall Meaning

In Mabel's song Born to Make You Happy, the singer is reflecting on a past relationship that has ended. She is feeling the weight of the breakup, as she is sitting alone and going through old photos of the two of them. She is struggling to understand what went wrong, as they had such a strong love at one point. She yearns for her lover to be with her in the present moment, so they can try to make it right.


The chorus of the song expresses Mabel's sentiments that she was born to make her ex-partner happy. She believes that she was put on this earth to love them and that they are the only one who holds her heart. She wishes that they could be together always and forever. The bridge shows Mabel's determination to be with her lover once again, as she professes that she would do anything for them, including giving up her entire world. The song ends with Mabel reiterating that she was born to make her lover happy and that she doesn't know how to live without their love.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh, my love
Addressing the person she loves


I'm sitting here alone up in my room
Being in a state of loneliness and isolation


I'm thinking about the times that we've been through
Reflecting on their shared experiences


I'm looking at a picture in my hand
Holding a photograph that reminds her of their relationship


Trying my best to understand
Attempting to comprehend how their love faded away


I really want to know what we did wrong
Desiring insight into what caused their love to fail


With a love that felt so strong
Recalling the intensity of their bond


If only you were here tonight
Longing for the presence of the loved one


I know that we could make it right
Believing that they can reconcile their love


I don't know how to live without your love
Expressing the difficulty of living without the beloved's love


I was born to make you happy
Believing that her purpose in life is to bring happiness to the beloved


'Cause you're the only one up in my heart
Emphasizing the significance of the loved one in her life


Always and forever, you and me
Desiring a lifelong commitment to the relationship


That's the way our life should be
Wishing for a life together with the loved one


I know I've been a fool since you've been gone
Acknowledging her mistakes after the loved one left


I'd better give it up and carry on
Realizing that she needs to let go and move on


Living in a dream of you and me
Admitting that her current thoughts of the loved one are unrealistic


Is not the way my life should be
Understanding that she needs to face reality


I don't want to cry a tear for you
Trying to avoid feeling sad over the loss of the loved one


So forgive me if I do (ooh)
Asking for forgiveness if she ends up crying anyway


I'd do anything
Willing to go to great lengths for the loved one


I'd give you my world
Offering everything she has to the beloved


I'd wait forever to be your girl
Being willing to wait an indefinite amount of time to be with the loved one


Just call out my name
Letting the loved one know that she is there for them


And I will be there (ooh)
Confirming that she will be there if they need her


Just to show you how much I care (alright) (ooh)
Demonstrating the intensity of her love for the beloved


I was born to make you happy, yeah (ooh) (oh yeah)
Reiterating her belief that her purpose in life is to bring happiness to the loved one


Always and forever, you and me
Repeating her desire for a lifelong commitment


I don't know how to live without your love
Restating the challenge of living without the love of the beloved


I was born to make you happy
Closing the song with a reminder of her purpose in life




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@salvag776

En 2024y escuchando a esta super banda. Waoo. Que bien suenan aún hoy en día su música. Tiempos inolvidables únicos e irrepetibles. Comparas lo de hoy. I te dices yo quiero volver al pasado.

@susannejensen6754

Tjae ved ikke hvad jeg skal sige, så mange år siden😂😂😂😂😂😂

@marialorena9873

Maravillosa canción de aquella época que recuerdo con todo mi Amor .....

@paulocesarpaz7270

Maravilhoso Mabel and young Mike Tramp

@xavierescriba3871

Me recuerda la mejor època de mi vida

@tonyrobles2696

Los vi en la playa en Barcelona!!
EN los 80's

@lonestar4100

¿Tocaron en play-back o en directo?

@juanmanuelpineiroroodrigue9089

Los mejores años de la música los 80

@OnlyGoodMusic_

esta actuacion es del 79

@pilarpascualserres4883

muybuena laletray musica muy movida.....

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