"Born to Lose" — the classic song of resignation.
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 losing you
Born to lose
Oh it seems so hard to bear
When I wake and find that you're not there
Ooh you've grown tired and now you say we're through
I'm born to lose
And now I'm losing you
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 losing you
Born to lose
And now Elton I'm losing you
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- Written by Ted Daffan (1943). The fatalistic country song that became a standard — born to lose, nothing else available. Elton John approaching the country tradition that Taupin had always admired.