(live Shirley Bassey begins with the refrain before the first verse)
When the spotlight hits my face, I'm alive
The stage is were I'll always survive
The only place that I want to be
When I hear the audience coming in
I feel the magic starts to begin
And then I know they come to see me
When I hear the maestro strike up the band
And the drums begin to play
It's the only way that I understand
To live my life each day
Refrain:
I was born to sing forever
Born to sing for you
And as long as were together
There's nothing else I want to do
I was born to sing forever
To me that's everything
And until the end of time
I know, I'm born to sing
(live Shirley Bassey repeats the refrain here and then ends without the second verse)
When the rhythm start to beat in my brain
I sing the verse and then the refrain
And love to hear the sound of applause
When the crowd appreciate what I do
I find that each performance is new
I go on singing that is because
There are those who think I'm wasting my time
They say that's life's not just a song
But as long as there is music and rhyme
I know where I belong
I was born to sing forever
Born to sing for you
And as long as were together
There's nothing else I want to do
I was born to sing forever
To me that's everything
And until the end of time
I know, I'm born to sing
I was born to sing forever
To me that's everything
And until the end of time
I know, I'm born to sing