Lyrics to
Born For Adventure

This version of Born For Adventure was released by Styx in 1975.

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I am the thief of the highway
Rich man you better take hold
‘Cause last night while you lie sleeping
I came to steal all your gold

All the King’s horses
All the King’s men
Surrounded the chapel
To trap me within

A Lady in waiting
Lips red with rouge
She offered me pleasures
I could not refuse
No, no, no

For I was born
Born for adventure
Women whisky and sin
No I’ll never surrender
Live by the sword till the end

All the King’s horses
All the King’s men
Were drinking and dancing
At Fezewig’s Inn

They spoke of my capture
And of my escape
They called it misfortune
But I called it fate
No, no, no

For I was born
Born for adventure
Women whisky and sin
No I’ll never surrender
Live by the sword till the end

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Styx has released many songs over the years besides Born For Adventure. Styx released songs from 1972 to 2005 spanning across albums like Styx, Styx II, The Serpent Is Rising, Man Of Miracles, Equinox, Crystal Ball, The Grand Illusion, Pieces Of Eight, Cornerstone, Paradise Theater, Kilroy Was Here, Caught In The Act, Edge Of The Century, Return To Paradise, Brave New World, and Big Bang Theory. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Styx.

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About Lyrics and Born For Adventure by Styx

The lyrics for Born For Adventure are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by Styx. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Born For Adventure have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Born For Adventure - Styx and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Born For Adventure by Styx in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Born For Adventure" means the words set to the music of Born For Adventure, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Born For Adventure and the lyrics to Born For Adventure are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to Born For Adventure, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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