Dean Martin "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" |
(Merle Haggard) Things I learned in hobo jungle were things they never taught me in a class room Like where to find a hand out while bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey I'm not bragging or complaining I'm just talking to myself man to man This old mental fat I'm chewing didn't take a lotta doing But I take a lot of pride in what I am. I guess I grew up a loner I don't remember ever having any folks around But I keep thumbin' through the phone books And looking for my daddy's name in every town And I meet lots of people but I'll always end up leavin' on the lam Hey where I've been or where I'm going didn't take a lotta knowing But I take a lot of pride in what I am. I never travel in a hurry cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere Home is anywhere I'm living if it's sleeping on some vacant bench in City Square Or if I'm working on some road gang or just living off the fat of our great land I never been nobody's idol but at least I got a title And I take a lot of pride in what I am. This old mental fat I'm chewing didn't take a lotta doing But I take a lot of pride in what I am Oh where I've been or where I'm going didn't take a lotta knowing But I take a lot of pride in what I am... Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |