(verse 1)
There's a story that my daddy tells religiously,
Like clockwork everytime he see's an opening,
In a conversation,
Bout the way things used to be

(verse 2)
I just roll my eyes and make a B-line for the door,
I'd always end up stary eyed, cross legged on the floor,
Hangin onto every word,
man the things I heard

(pre-cho)
It was harder times and longer days,
Five miles to school uphill both ways,
We were cane swtiched raised and dirt floor poor,
Course that was back before the war,
Yeah your uncle and I made quite a pair,
Flyin F-15's through hostile air,
He went down but they missed me by a hair,
He'd always stop right there and say,

(chorus)
That's something to be proud of,
That's a life you can hang your hat on,
that's a chin held high as a tear falls down,
gut sucked in, chest stuck out,
Like a small town flag a flyin,
Or a new born baby cryin,
In the arms of the woman that you love,
That's something to be proud of,

(verse 3)
Son graduatin college, that was momma's dream,
I was on my way to anywhere else when I turned Eighteen,
Cause when you got a fast car, you think you got everything,

(verse 4)
I learned quick those GTO's don't run on faith,
I ended up broken down in some town north of L.A.
Working maximum hours, for minimum wage,

(pre-cho)
I fell in love next thing I know,
the babies came the car got sold,
Sure do miss that old Hot Rod,
sure saved gas in them foriegn jobs,
Dad I wonder if I ever let you down,
If you're ashamed how I turned out,
Well he lowered his voice, then he raised his brow,
Said let me tell you right now

(chorus)
That's something to be proud of,
That's a life you can hang your hat on,
you don't need to make a million just be thankful to be workin,
and if you're doin what you're able,
Puttin food there on the table,
And providing for the family that you love,
That's something to be proud of

(bridge)
And if all you ever really do is the best you can,
Well you did it man,

(chorus)
That's something to be proud of,
That's a life you can hang your hat on,
that's a chin held high as a tear falls down,
gut sucked in, chest stuck out,
Like a small town flag a flyin,
Or a new born baby cryin,
In the arms of the woman that you love,
That's something to be proud of,
That's something to be proud of,
That's something to be proud of,
That's something to be proud of,
Now that's something to be proud of

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