[Verse 1] He was born in a very bad part of town Where the sun never shone And the people went 'round with their heads hung low There was no work to do, nowhere to go And so he was born to lose [Verse 2] Well, he got up one morning And he switched on his TV There was a whole lot of people One big happy family And he knew that's the place he had to be [Pre-Chorus] So he got himself up He brushed himself down He read some books and he oiled his brain He started to work and he started to train And he knew he'd never be the same again No more, you were born to lose [Chorus] Hey, boy, what you gonna do When there ain't no future here for you? You gotta pick yourself up and pull yourself out 'Cause you know you were born to lose (Alright) [Verse 3] Now he takes his place As one of the family (One of the family) All together, different colors and lookin' so fine In the same place and at the same time [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause he pulled himself up And got himself out He read some books and he oiled his brain He started to work and he started to train And he knew he'd never be the same again No more, you were born to lose [Chorus] Hey, boy, what you gonna do When there ain't no future here for you? You gotta pick yourself up and pull yourself out 'Cause you know you were born to lose [Chorus] Hey, boy, what you gonna do When there ain't no future here for you? You gotta pick yourself up and pull yourself out 'Cause you know you were born to lose [Chorus] Hey, boy, what you gonna do When there ain't no future here for you? You gotta pick yourself up and pull yourself out 'Cause you know you were born to lose Yeah, yeah, yeah
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