| Proud of your boy
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| I’ll make you proud of your boy
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| Believe me, bad as I’ve been, Ma You’re in for a pleasant surprise
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| I’ve wasted time
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| I’ve wasted me So say I’m slow for my age
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| A late bloomer, Okay, I agree
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| That I’ve been one rotten kid
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| Some son, some pride and some joy
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| But I’ll get over these lousin' up Messin' up, screwin' up times
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| You’ll see, Ma, now comes the better part
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| Someone’s gonna make good
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| Cross his stupid heart
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| Make good and finally make you
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| Proud of your boy
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| Tell me that I’ve been a louse and loafer
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| You won’t get a fight here, no ma’am
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| Say I’m a goldbrick, a goof-off, no good
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| But that couldn’t be all that I am Water flows under the bridge
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| Let it pass, let it go There’s no good reason that you should believe me Not yet, I know, but
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| Someday and soon
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| I’ll make you proud of your boy
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| Though I can’t make myself taller
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| Or smartter or handsome or wise
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| I’ll do my best, what else can I do?
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| Since I wasn’t born perfect like Dad or you
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| Ma, I will try to Try hard to make you
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| Proud of your boy |