I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am

[ti:I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Old School Country Classics: The 1960's, Vol. 7] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.65]I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am - The Hit Crew [00:04.28] [00:09.26]Things I learned in hobo jungle [00:10.92] [00:13.01]Were things they never taught me in a class room [00:16.11] [00:20.38]Like where to find a hand out [00:21.94] [00:23.71]While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon [00:26.23] [00:30.31]Hey I'm not braggin' or complainin' [00:32.47] [00:33.23]I'm just talkin' to myself man to man [00:36.34] [00:39.97]This ol' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take a lotta doin' [00:44.34] [00:44.96]But I take a lot of pride in what I am [00:47.84] [00:51.77]I guess I grew up a loner [00:53.45] [00:55.18]I don't remember ever havin' any folks around [00:58.77] [01:02.32]But I keep thumbin' through the phonebooks [01:04.45] [01:06.26]And looking for my daddy's name in every town [01:09.64] [01:12.84]And I meet lots of friendly people [01:14.87] [01:15.40]But I'll always wind up leavin' on the lam [01:18.20] [01:22.20]Hey where I've been or where I'm goin' [01:25.02]Didn't take a lotta knowin' [01:26.74] [01:27.46]But I take a lot of pride in what I am [01:30.44] [01:34.03]I never travel in a hurry [01:35.95] [01:37.95]Because I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere [01:40.72] [01:45.02]Home is anywhere I'm livin' [01:47.02] [01:48.55]If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square [01:52.14] [01:55.35]Or if I'm workin' on some road gang [01:58.25]Or just livin' off the fat of our great land [02:01.26] [02:04.82]I never been nobody's idol but at least I got a title [02:09.41] [02:10.20]And I take a lot of pride in what I am [02:12.85] [02:16.69]I never been nobody's idol [02:18.68] [02:21.93]I take a lot of pride in what I am [02:24.53] [02:29.04]I take a lot of pride in what I am [02:31.65] [02:36.27]I take a lot of pride in what I am