Get your motor running Head out on the highway Looking for adventure In whatever comes our way
You're not gonna make it happen All the world is a loving place Fire all of your guns at once then Explode into space
I like streaking lightning A heavy metal thunder Wrestling with the wind And the feeling that I'm under
Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We were flyin' so high, I never wanna die
Born to be wild Born to be wild
I like streaking lightning A heavy metal thunder Wrestling with the wind And the feeling that I'm under
You're not gonna make it happen All the world is a loving place Fire all of your guns at once then Explode into space
Like a true nature's child
---- "Born to be Wild" was written by Canadian musician Mars Bonfire, first performed by Canadian-American rock group Steppenwolf who released it as a single from their self-titled album in 1968. The b-side to the Steppenwolf single was Everybody’s Next One - that Ambrose Slade also recorded for this album. Slade would later record Born to be Wild for their 1972 live album Slade Alive!, where the song would also be frequently performed in the band’s live set list, both before and after the recording of this studio version. Allmusic.com wrote "Holder does an impressive John Kaye, and the inclusion of two tracks from the first Steppenwolf album indicate the real influence behind Slade. They were Britain's Steppenwolf. Everybody's Next One and Born to Be Wild sound great in the hands of these U.K. rockers, the essential keyboards ripped away from Born to Be Wild giving us a garage rock version full of life. If only Jim Lee put some wild and crazy violin on this to replace the missing keys. Slade Alive doubled the length, turning Born to Be Wild into one of their hard rock show stoppers, but the original incarnation here has more charm." Allmusic.com also wrote "A cover of Born to Be Wild sets them up for the definitive version featured on the first live album."