This Primary Source is music Lyrics for the song Born to be Wild by Stepphenwolf, released in 1968. In these lyrics they talk about how people are born to be wild and get back to their roots and promotes an alternative lifestyle from the normal lifestyle in place. The normal lifestyle at the time was get a job get married have kid and live a suburban life. This song tells people to break away and travel, feel the wind in your hair and shoot guns. Embrace your wild instincts. Another way to interpret these lyrics is as an alternative lifestyle protest song against the Vietnam War. Some people see it as instead of talking about being wild, the lyrics imply about the helicopters in combat. Get you motor running means start the helicopter. The