Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
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Oh, and that music filled my soul
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I've been wild since I was young
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Takin' my freedom out on the run
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Fought the rules, fought the ropes
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When I was rolling, when I was broke
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Did my drinking, had my fun
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Nothing ever got in my way
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Did my loving as I pleased
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"This is livin'," I used to say
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I am an eagle and I've got to fly
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Climbin' against the wind
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I am a spirit who will never break
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Never have a heart to mend
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Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
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Oh, and that music filled my soul
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Somewhere on that freedom road
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Started fighting for my own soul
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Thought of Jimmy and Janis, too
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Livin' fast til they were through
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Then my heart began to break
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Fallin' when I wanted to fly
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Someone said, "Gal, slow down
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You're too young, too young to die"
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Even an eagle has to fall sometimes
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Climbing against the wind
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Even a strong heart has to break
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And learn to love and heal again
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All that runnin' got to me
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Could I stop and still be free?
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Could I break and still be whole?
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Would I live to rock and roll?
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Got some friends who stood by me
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Tellin' me that I would survive
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Said, "You're strong, you sing your song
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Know you're lucky to be alive"
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Still my spirit yearns to run
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Chasing every star in the sky
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Wild and free I'll always be
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I've got someone, I've got me
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I am an eagle and I have to fly
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Climbing against the wind
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I've had a heart that had to break
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To learn to heal and love again
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Even an eagle has to fall sometimes
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Climbing against the wind
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Even a strong heart has to break
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And learn to love and heal again
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Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
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Oh, and that music filled my soul
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Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
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Oh, and that music filled my soul
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Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
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Oh, and that music filled my soul
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Oh, oh, I was raised on rock and roll
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Oh, and that music filled my soul
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Raised On Rock And Roll
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Judy Collins |