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