(play root note, then strum) I was born in nineteen eighty-nine All we could do No shakes or coughs or burst relief Or lists of all our things Just minutes making minds I was born in nineteen eighty-nine All we could do But the makers never made The comers never came But I still felt that awful news It was patience that we had And the miles we had left That held us there until we could let go I was born in nineteen eighty-nine And it'll be over soon No moon children or people's sun Or ringing in my ears When I still felt that awful news It was patience that we had And the miles we had left That held us there until we could let go It was patience that we had And the miles we had left That held us there until we could let go I was born in nineteen eighty-nine All we could do Not in birth or body But only in our minds Not in birth or body I still felt that awful news It was patience that we had And the miles we had left That held us there until we could let go It was patience that we had And the miles we had left That held us there until we could let go