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I Wanna Be Loved Lyrics
I had a roof overhead
Had shoes on my feet
Yeah, sure I was fed
But no one was there when I was in need, yeah
So who am I now?
Who do you want me to be?
I can forgive you but I won't re-live you
I ain't the same scared kid I used to be
I'm gonna live
I'm gonna survive
I don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I found a picture
Our so-called family tree, yeah
I broke all the branches lookin' for answers
Don't you know that ain't how it's supposed to be?
I'm gonna live
I'm gonna survive
I don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna give
I'm ready to try
Willing to lay it on the line
I wanna be loved
I wanna be…
I ain't gonna cry; I don't wanna scream
But I got so much left unsaid inside of me
I'm gonna live
I'm gonna survive
Don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna give
I'm ready to try
Willing to lay it on the line
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
Had shoes on my feet
Yeah, sure I was fed
But no one was there when I was in need, yeah
Who do you want me to be?
I can forgive you but I won't re-live you
I ain't the same scared kid I used to be
I'm gonna survive
I don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
Our so-called family tree, yeah
I broke all the branches lookin' for answers
Don't you know that ain't how it's supposed to be?
I'm gonna survive
I don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna give
I'm ready to try
Willing to lay it on the line
I wanna be loved
I wanna be…
But I got so much left unsaid inside of me
I'm gonna survive
Don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna give
I'm ready to try
Willing to lay it on the line
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
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Jon said it was about issues he had growing up. It's a really great song. I think everyone can relate to it in one way or another.
Most people assume Jon had a happy childhood, which isn't really true. He doesn't talk about the bad stuff very often, but when he does, it's heartbreaking. Around the time this song came out, he said it was a hard one for him, but he was willing to show some of his "emotional scars" that he never talked about publicly before. Really sad.
And then, obviously, it's about surviving, and moving on, and living your life the best you can.
I think this song is mostly self explanatory. He doesn't want to live a life without meaning or purpose and he thinks love can give him that so he's willing to give up everything for love now. Does anyone else think this song sometimes sounds like "Turn" by Travis?
I played this song for one of my goth friends who hates bon jovi, and he couldnt fucking believe it was them, since it has that Emo sense to it
Good song, i think its about problems when growing up and wanting to make something better out of your life
God do I love this song. It's about having problems and dealing with them. ^^ I love Jon!
Has anyone noticed that this song portrays some characteristics of a person who has a borderline personality disorder? Does anyone know if Jon Bon Jovi happens to be a Border?