proud of your boy

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

okay

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'll 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 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

someday 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