Patience

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