Listen to Born to Lose by Elton John & Leonard Cohen

Born to Lose

Elton John & Leonard Cohen

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Elton John & Leonard Cohen - Born to Lose (1993)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Elton John

Performer

Leonard Cohen

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ted Daffan

Composer

Mort Lindsey

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Steve Lindsey

Producer

Bill Schnee

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain

Every dream has only brought me pain

All my life I've always been so blue

Born to lose and now I'm losin' you

Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear

When I wake and find that you're not there

Oh, you've grown tired, and now you say, we're through

I'm born to lose, and now I'm losin' you

Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain (I've lived my life in vain)

Every dream has only brought me pain (only brought me pain)

All my life (all my life) I've always been so blue (been so blue)

Born to lose (I'm born to lose) and now I'm losin' you (I'm losin' you)

Born to lose and now I'm losin' you

Written by: Ted Daffan

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