Born to Be That Woman

There’s a reason why redwoods grow
There’s a reason why black sheep stray
There’s a reason why roosters crow
They were born that way
 
You were born to be that perfect man
But you were born to make one mistake
You were born to love me as I am
And you were born for heartbreak
 
CHORUS:        
I was born to make you lonely
I was born to make you blue
I was born to be that woman, be that woman that
Ain’t no good for you
 
Don’t have to try to break your heart
I break your heart then make a scene
I don’t know why I don’t know how
I don’t know how to be anything but mean
 
Like the tip of the rose’s thorn
Like the cold of the freezing rain
Some things from the day they were born
Were meant to cause pain
 
You were born to be the dreaming kind
But you were born to dream awake
You were born to love me blind
And you were born for heart break
 
CHORUS         
I was born to make you lonely
I was born to make you blue
I was born to be that woman, be that woman that
Ain’t no good for you
 
Don’t have to try to break your heart
I break your heart and then repeat
I don’t know why I don’t know how
I don’t know how to be - I wasn’t born to be sweet 
 
 
BRIDGE:         You were born to be in that love song
                        Where everybody keeps asking why  
                        Anybody could be so wrong
                        As to love somebody as reckless as ...
 
I was born to make you suffer
I was born to make you blue
I was born to be that woman, be that woman that
Ain’t no good for you
 
There’s a reason why trade winds blow
There’s a reason why branches sway
There’s a reason why fireflies glow
They were born that way 


Song by Mary James