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