Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild

"Born to Be Wild" is a classic rock song by the band Steppenwolf, released in 1968. Written by Mars Bonfire, the song became an anthem for the counterculture and is famously associated with the 1969 film Easy Rider. It is known for its driving guitar riff and rebellious spirit, capturing the freedom and thrill of the open road.

The song's most iconic line, "Get your motor runnin', head out on the highway," has become synonymous with the freedom of the American road trip and the rebellious attitude of youth in the late '60s and early '70s. "Born to Be Wild" is often credited with helping to popularize the term "heavy metal," due to its loud, distorted guitar and aggressive energy, though Steppenwolf did not consider themselves part of that genre.

Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild Lyrics

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

Yeah, darlin', go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

I like smoke and lightnin'
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under

Yeah, darlin', go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
We're lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

Yeah, darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild