Born to Beg

by The National

From the album: Sleep Well Beast

Track 5 of 12 on Sleep Well Beast (2017).

Duration: 04:22

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Lyrics for Born to Beg

Crushed on the train We'd stand by the window Sweat through the hard parts of June We hugged it out and ducked it on purpose Nothing else I needed to do I was born, born to beg for you Later that year in the back of the Warsaw I thought you and I might be okay Spinning and quiet You leaned in against me Said, "I'm gonna have it all some day." I was born to beg for you I was born, born to beg for you I'd cry, crawl I'd do it all Teakettle love, I'd do anything I'd cry, crawl I'd do it all Teakettle love, I'd do anything New York is older And changing its skin again It dies every ten years And then it begins again If your heart was in it I'd stay a minute I'm dying to be taken apart I was born to beg for you I was born to beg for you I'd cry, crawl I'd do it all Teakettle love, I'd do anything I'd cry, crawl I'd do it all Teakettle love, I'd do anything

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  1. Nobody Else Will Be There
  2. Day I Die
  3. Walk It Back
  4. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
  5. Born to Beg
  6. Turtleneck
  7. Empire Line
  8. I'll Still Destroy You
  9. Guilty Party
  10. Carin at the Liquor Store
  11. Dark Side of the Gym
  12. Sleep Well Beast