We weren't born to follow
主唱乐队 Bon JoviBon Jovi领导了pop-metal的时代潮流，他近10年来走在时代前沿支配着主流硬摇滚、金属摇滚的发展趋向！在商业上取得的巨大成功让他们名利双收！乐队的成员只有Jon Bon Jovi(乔恩·邦·乔维， 吉它兼主唱)、AlecJohnSuch（艾力克·约翰·萨其，贝司手）、Tico Torres（蒂考·托勒斯，鼓手 )、Richie Sambora（里奇·萨姆鲍勒, 吉他手)和大卫·布莱恩（David Bryan, 键盘手,）。从80年代至今，乐队一直保持着健康而充满活力的音乐风格。在充满了叛逆性的重金属摇滚乐中，这是颇为罕见的。
乐队25年来始终保持着超一流乐队的水平和商业成绩，全球唱片销量超过一亿两千万张。邦乔维乐队至今保持着硬摇滚专辑在Billboard上的两项纪录。专辑：Slippery When Wet 保持了Billboard 200榜首最多周的纪录。专辑：New Jersey 同时五首歌进入前十，这是硬摇滚专辑的另一纪录。其职业生涯至今的十张唱片，有九张在美国成为白金。在澳大利亚，七张成为排行榜榜首专辑；在欧洲和加拿大，六张成为排行榜榜首专辑；在英国，五张成为排行榜榜首专辑；在日本，四张成为排行榜榜首专辑；在美国，三张成为Billboard排行榜榜首专辑：Slippery When Wet，New Jersey 和 Lost Highway。
邦乔维Bon Jovi在“对世界影响最大的十大摇滚乐队排名”中排名第九，由华尔街100名新闻记者和社会学家评选得出。邦乔维Bon Jovi 在一次全球有史以来最佳摇滚乐队的评选结果中取得亚军，全球四十多个国家数百万人参与了评选。歌词This one goes out to the man who mines for miracles
This one goes out to the ones in need
This one goes out to the sinner and the cynical
This ain't about no apology
This road was paved by the hopeless and the hungry
This road was paved by the winds of change
Walking beside the guilty and the innocent
How will you raise your hand when they call your name?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We weren't born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren't born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
This one's about anyone who does it differently
This one's about the one who cusses and spits
This ain't about our livin' in a fantasy
This ain't about givin' up or givin' in
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We weren't born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren't born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
[guitar solo] （吉他独奏）
We weren't born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren't born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
We weren't born to follow - oh yeah
We weren't born to follow - oh yeah
机会的球会跑到开采奇迹的人手里
机会的球会跑到身陷穷困的人手里
机会的球会跑到罪人与悲观的人手里
关键不在於样样完美而从不需道歉
通往成功的路程，是由失望者和饥饿者铺建
通往成功的路程，是在变化无常的风中铺建
走在有罪的人与清白的人身旁
当你被点名时，你会表明哪一种身分？
耶、耶、耶
生来不为随波逐流
来来来，别跪著，站起来
生命是一颗你不得不吞食的苦药丸
你该坚持你所相信的
相信明天的太阳将持续照耀
圣徒与罪人都会受伤流血
我们不是天生注定当追随者
你该为你的信念而奋起
尽管喊出耶、耶、耶，噢，耶
成功的人，可能做法不同於他人
成功的人，可能言语粗鲁
成功的机会，不是我们生活於幻想中就可以遇见
成功的机会，不在於放弃或让步
耶、耶、耶
生来不为随波逐流
来来来，别跪著，站起来
生命是一颗你不得不吞食的苦药丸
你该坚持你所相信的
相信明天的太阳将持续照耀
圣徒与罪人都会受伤流血
生来不为随波逐流
你该为你的信念而奋起
尽管喊出耶、耶、耶、噢，耶
尽管喊出耶、耶
生来不为随波逐流
来来来，别跪著，站起来
生命是一颗你不得不吞食的苦药丸
你该坚持你所相信的
相信明天的太阳将持续照耀
圣徒与罪人都会受伤流血
生来不为随波逐流
你该为你的信念而奋起
尽管喊出耶、耶、耶、噢，耶
尽管喊出耶、耶、耶、噢，耶、耶、噢，耶
生来不为随波逐流－噢，耶
生来不为随波逐流－噢，耶深层意义这首歌积极向上，在经济危机的大环境下给失业的人以鼓舞、以信心，减少资本家们跳楼的几率，旋律虽没有好到让人无可挑剔的地步，但在全球金融风暴的影响下，有着这么积极上进的教育意义和价值，广受好评也不算奇怪