Wouldn't It Be Nice to Be Proud

Now I've found a little time

To take a look back

From the caboose

And follow the tracks of my life

They're tangled about lying true

And I know it's just me

My point of view

But those are the important two

Yeah, I don't need

To check with the crowd

Wouldn't it be nice to be proud?

The door was open

And into the night

I jumped through

And turned on the light

I started to see

Though it wasn't that bright

I saw island sky

But it wasn't all blue

My aces weren't right

But I didn't wanna lose

So I put up a fight

And screamed out loud

Wouldn't it be nice to be proud?

(Ah)

And when it all is clear

The time to repair

Disappears

Takin' with it chances left untried

See my friends

Huddled together

Tryna stay warm

In nasty weather

We'd beat the odds

Whenever they'd call

And all the jokes

That I played on friends

Never did get

Me in the end

I guess I was

Given more than allowed

Wouldn't it be nice to be proud?

(Ah)

And when it all is clear

The time to repair

Disappears

Takin' with it chances left untried