I Should Be Proud-Martha & The Vandellas/Martha and the Vandellas

[ti:I Should Be Proud] [ar:Martha Reeves & The Vandellas] [al:Motown Legends: Jimmy Mack/Heat Wave] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Should Be Proud (应该骄傲) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas/The Vandellas [00:03.98]I was under the dryer when the telegram came [00:08.22] [00:09.19]Private john c miller was shot down in vietnam [00:13.74] [00:14.69]Through my tears i read no more information at this time [00:18.68] [00:19.30]He's missin' in action somewhere on the delta line [00:24.11]And they say that i should be proud he was fightin' for me [00:29.68]They say that i should be proud those too blind to see [00:34.97] [00:35.67]But he wasn't fightin' for me my johnny didn't have to fight for me [00:41.04]He was fightin' for the evils of society [00:45.20] [00:45.83]Now i prayed night & day that my johnny wouldn't die love [00:52.77]Faith & hope was all that kept me alive [00:56.79] [00:58.01]Then 6 weeks later came that cold & heartless letter [01:02.03] [01:02.73]Private johnny was killed in action number 54327 [01:07.79]And they say that i should be proud [01:10.62] [01:11.54]He was keepin' me free [01:13.46]They say that i should be proud [01:15.86] [01:16.51]Those too blind to see [01:18.30] [01:18.90]But he wasn't fightin' for me [01:21.95]My johnny didn't have to die for me [01:24.29]He was fightin' for the evils of society [01:27.69] [01:52.85]They shipped him home with medals of honor & glory [01:56.32] [01:57.69]Even our local paper ran a front-page story [02:00.69] [02:02.39]But the whole time gave him praisin' & said how honored i should be [02:07.61]But i don't want no superstar just the good man they took from me [02:12.51]And they tell me i should be proud [02:15.30] [02:16.25]He was fightin' for me [02:18.08]They say that i should be proud [02:20.58] [02:21.13]Those too blind to see [02:22.95] [02:23.63]But he wasn't fightin' for me [02:26.76]My johnny didn't have to die for me [02:29.12]He's a victim of the evils of society [02:32.75] [02:34.82]I should be proud of my johnny [02:39.60]They tell me that i should be proud [02:41.87] [02:42.62]They just don't want johnny for me [02:45.02]They tell me that i should be proud of my johnny