Something To Be Proud of (20 Years of Hits version) [feat. Logan Mize]

There's a story that my daddy tells religiously
Like clockwork every time he sees an opening
In a conversation about the way things used to be
Well, I'd just roll my eyes and make a beeline for the door
But I'd always end up starry-eyed, cross-legged on the floor
Hanging on to every word
Man, the things I heard

It was harder times and longer days
Five miles to school, uphill both ways
We were cane-switched raised and dirt-floor poor
Of course, that was back before the war
Yeah, your uncle and I made quite a pair
Flying F-15s through hostile air
He went down, but they missed me by a hair
He'd always stop right there and say

"That's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
At a chin held high as a tear falls down
Gut sucked in, chest stuck out
Like a small-town flag a-flyin' or a newborn baby cryin'
In the arms of the woman that you love
Well, that's something to be proud of"

Son graduatin' college, that was mama's dream
But I was on my way to anywhere else when I turned 18
'Cause when you got a fast car, you think you got everything
I found out those GTOs don't run on faith
And I ended up broken down in some town north of L.A.
Working maximum hours for minimum wage

I fell in love, next thing I know
Babies came, the car got sold
I sure do miss that old hot rod
But you sure save gas in them foreign jobs
Dad, I wonder if I ever let you down
If you're ashamed of how I turned out
Well, he lowered his voice, then he raised his brow
Said, "Son, let me tell ya right now

Well, that's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
You don't need to make a million, just be thankful to be workin'
If you're doing what you're able
Puttin' food there on the table
And providing for the family that you love
Well, that's something to be proud of"

If all you ever really do is the best you can
Well, you did it, man

Well, that's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
At a chin held high as a tear falls down
Gut sucked in, chest stuck out
Like a small-town flag a-flyin' or a newborn baby cryin'
In the arms of the woman that you love
Well, that's something to be proud of

That's something to be proud of (whoa)
That's something to be proud of
Well, it's something to be proud of
Well, that's something to be proud of