Intro: verse 1 There’s a reason why redwood grows There’s a reason why black sheep stray There’s a reason why roosters crow They were born that way verse 2 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 I was born to make you lonely I was born to make you blue N.C. I was born to be that woman, yeah Be that woman that N.C. 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 verse 3 Like the tip of the rose’s thorn Like the cold of the freezing rain Some things from the day that they were born Were meant to cause pain verse 4 You were born to be that dreaming kind But you were born to dream awake You were born to love me blind And you were born for heartbreak I was born to make you lonely I was born to make you blue N.C. I was born to be that woman, yeah Be that woman that N.C. 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 Interlude 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, as reckless as... I was born to make you suffer I was born to make you blue, yeah N.C. I was born to be that woman, yeah Be that woman that N.C. Ain’t no good for you Verse 5 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