Another "Born to Run." Not the Bruce Springsteen song.

While searching for a video of Bruce Springsteen playing his iconic hit “Born to Run,” I stumbled upon a video of Emmylou Harris singing “Born to Run.” Now, here’s the fascinating surprise: Emmylou is singing an entirely different song written by Paul Kennerly. And this song really rocks. Released in 1982 as the second single from Harris’ album Cimarron, “Born to Run” reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Emmylou Harris sings like an Angel. She is a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee. I put Emmylou into my Hall of Fame alongside other Angels by the names of Eva Cassidy, Nanci Griffith, Linda Ronstadt, and Kate Wolf.

Here’s my cover of Paul Kennerly’s “Born to Run.”

Well I Was Born To Run

Well I never did crawl and I never did toe that line no man is a messy to me I ain't that kind I just put on my traveling shoes if you want to win you just can't lose the time or stay behind well I was born to run to get ahead of the rest and all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast I was born to run well I take my chances Sometimes I make mistakes but you don't get nothing unless you take the breaks Living as dangerous as dynamite sure makes you feel nervous when you makes you feel alright makes you feel all right well I was born to run to get ahead of the rest and all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast I was born to run.

Nobody's gonna make me do things their way by the time you figure it out it's yesterday when it comes to those who wait I'm told But I don't need it When I'm old and gray Yes, I wanna today Where I was born to run to get ahead of the rest and all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and to be someone I was born to be fast I was born to run I was born to be fast I was born, I was born to run.