Possible to sort phone numbers in individual Contacts?

I believe I know the answer to this question, though it seems there would have to be a workaround, even if using Terminal.
Many of my contacts have 5 or more phone numbers. I might also have 10 different URLs and/or several addresses. I'd like to have the ability, when in "Edit," to simply drag numbers/URLs up or down to re-sort their order. There also doesn't appear to be any pattern to ordering how information is entered. For example, if I began fresh and just added URLs they won't necessary stay in the order of entry.
But even that becomes complicated since I normally add URLs over time and it wouldn't be feasible to delete and re-enter all the information every time I want to make a simple addition.
Perhaps part of my problem is I'm such a die-hard Apple fan that I'm not even looking at other programs where that would be possible. I just like the seamless integration of all things Apple.
Thoughts? Ideas? Thank you.

They all do on mine - unhelpful I know
Even if they are randomly arranged, does each field not have Home, Work etc etc next to it so you know what the first is ?

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