Born A Man - Clem Snide

The dog’s chasing buzzards'

shadows across the deck.

Carving circles in the sky with

bibs tied around their neck.

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 degree.

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 drained 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…