Born A Man

The dog's chasing buzzards'
Shadows across the deck
Carving circles in the sky with
Bibs tied around their necks

And the lake was once a desert
Where the houseboat ran aground
A bright florescent jet ski had to
Tow us back to town
A bright florescent jet ski had to
Tow us back to town

Startled by the paper
And its unfamiliar slang
It said the local beauty pageant winner
Had been born a man

They chased her through the wheat field
They stripped her of her crown
Desperate just to get their dusty
Seed into the ground
Desperate just to get their dusty
Seed into the ground

And you say there's no one in this world
No one who's truly free
Every single one of us
A kitten up a tree

Except for maybe surfers
And porn stars by degrees
Well, I wonder if she loves her work as
As much as you love me
I wonder if she loves her work as
As much as you love me

They drain the fluid nightly
But by dawn it's there again
The head nurse recommended that you
Count backwards from ten

And those who are the most afraid
Say courage is a sin
We are just bracing for the impact by
Loosening our limbs
We are just bracing for the impact by
Loosening our limbs
We are