Spend a lot of time tryin' to grow up   Guess I got a lot of growin' up to do   Used to tell me sit down, hey, shut up   Guess they didn't know what I was goin' through      But I've loved me some girls   And I've broken me some hearts   A Casanova in my own right      As I see here   Watching the sun coming up   I guess it's okay, yeah, it's okay   To say goodnight      Born reckless, born reckless   Born reckless   (Watch the family cry)   'Cause I was born to be reckless   Till the day I die      Well, you know, I've been shoved around   Hey but I've done my share of shovin' too   I guess you get what you deserve   Yeah, you get what's comin' to you      For the life of me, I don't understand   I don't understand, how I ever got you   Someone so warm to hold my hand   When this world has beat me back through      Born reckless, born reckless   Born reckless   (Watch the family cry)   'Cause I was born to be reckless   Till the day I die      Well, what I really want to say is   I guess I don't know what it is I really wanna say   Anyway the thing is, I'm just surprised   That you're still here with me today      'Cause I've lied and I've cheated   And I've spit in your face   I've taken from you exactly what I need      But I want you to know   There's no one to take your place   How can we embrace love, how can we make love   At such a high rate of speed      Born reckless, born reckless   Born reckless   (Watch the family cry)   'Cause I was born to be reckless   Till the day, till the day I die