Merle Haggard & The Strangers - I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am

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[00:00.00]I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am - Merle Haggard & The Strangers
[00:09.80]Things I learned in hobo jungle
[00:13.73]Were things they never taught me in a class room
[00:20.86]Like where to find a hand out
[00:24.45]While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon
[00:31.02]Hey I'm not braggin' or complainin'
[00:33.40]I'm just talkin' to myself man to man
[00:40.76]This ol' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take a lotta doin'
[00:45.68]But I take a lot of pride in what I am
[00:52.32]I guess I grew up a loner
[00:56.03]I don't remember ever havin' any folks around
[01:03.07]But I keep thumbin' through the phonebooks
[01:06.96]And looking for my daddy's name in every town
[01:13.55]And I meet lots of friendly people but
[01:16.41]I'll always wind up leavin' on the lam
[01:22.92]Hey where I've been or where
[01:24.36]I'm goin' didn't take a lotta knowin'
[01:28.06]But I take a lot of pride in what I am
[01:34.82]I never travel in a hurry
[01:38.50]Because I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere
[01:45.47]Home is anywhere I'm livin'
[01:49.05]If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square
[01:55.83]Or if I'm workin' on some road gang
[01:58.66]Or just livin' off the fat of our great land
[02:05.20]I never been nobody's idol but at least I got a title
[02:10.35]And I take a lot of pride in what I am
[02:17.31]I never been nobody's idol
[02:19.95]But at least I got a title
[02:22.25]And I take a lot of pride in what I am
[02:29.44]I take a lot of pride in what I am
[02:36.46]I take a lot of pride in what I am