Patience Lyrics - Will Oldham

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 pass 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