Montgomery Gentry - Something To Be Proud Of Lyrics
There's a story tht my daddy tells religiouslyLike clockwork everytime he see's an openingIn a conversationAbout the way things use to beI just roll my eyes and make a B-line for the doorI'd always end up stary eyes and cross legged on the floorHangin onto every wordMan the things I heardIt was harder times and longer daysFive miles to school uphill both waysWe were cane switiched raised and dirt floor poorCourse that was back before the warYea your uncle and I made quit a pairFlyin F-15's through hostile airHe went down but they missed me by a hairHe'd always stop right there and sayThat's something to be proud ofThat's a life you can hang your hat onAs your chins held high as the tears fall downGut sucked in, chest stuck outLike a small town flag a flyinOr a new born baby cryinIn the arms of the woman that you loveThat's something to be proud ofSon graduatin college, that was momma's dreamAnd I was on my way to anywhere else when I turned eighteenThat's when I got a fast car, and think you got everythingI learned real quick those GTO's don't run off faithI ended up broke down in some town north of L.A.Working maximum hours, for minimum wageI fell in love next thing I knowBabies came and the car got soldSure do miss that old hot rodBut you sure save gas in them foriegn jobsDad I wonder if I ever let you downIf you're ashamed how I turned outWell he lowered his voice, then he raised his browSaid let me tell you nowThat's something to be proud ofThat's a life you can hang your hat onNo need to make a million just be thankful to be workinIf you doin what you're ablePuttin food there on the tableAnd providing for the family that you loveThat's something to be proud ofAnd before you ever really do is the best you canWell you did it manThat's something to be proud ofThat's life you can hang your hat onAs your chins held high as the tears fall downGut sucked in, Chest sucked outLike a small town flag a flyinOr a new born baby cryinIn the arms of thw woman that you loveThat's something to be proud ofThat's something to be proud ofThat's something to be proud ofThat's something to be proud ofNow that something to be proud of
