Will Oldham - Patience lyrics

Patience I wasn't born a fisherman And I wasn't born a schoolgirl And I wasn't born a tree of leaves And I wasn't born o lordy lord Cause I was a bold and tireless worker And I wasn't born an indian And I wasn't born arabian And I wasn't born a man with a dream to just let it falter And I wasn't born o! A welldigger And I wasn't born o! A fleshy thing And I wasn't born a thing to be scorned A thing to be ignored And I will align myself with nothing And I will enjoin my heart with no-one's Cause I was untried When I was applied the light of birth And I wasn't born o! To tell the truth And I wasn't born o! To sleep with ruth We're miles apart And I have no heart for weeks between coupling Well, I could bide my time with girls that live in town With those who seem always to be hangeing around But it would not seem right to pa** the night With one not my true love And I will align myself with nothing And I will enjoin my heart with no-one's Cause I was untried When I was applied the light of birth