Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Way I Am lyrics

Wish I was down on some blue bayou With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand But the road I'm on don't seem to go there So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am Wish I enjoyed what makes my living Did what I do with a willin' hand Some would run, but that ain't like me I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am The way I am don't fit my shackles The way I am, reality I can almost see that bobber dancin' So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am And I guess I grew up a loner Don't remember ever having any folks around So I keep thumbing through the phone books And looking for my daddy's name in every town And I meet lots of friendly people But I always wind up leaving on the land Hey, where I've been, where I'm born didn't take a lot of knowing And I got a lot of questions about what I am The way I am don't fit my shackles The way I am, reality I can almost feel the tattooist's needle So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am Hey, I'm not bragging or complaining I'm just talking to myself man to man And I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am Yodel-eh-te-ho, ho-te