Must you keep looking at me
before you looked the other way.
Must you keep glaring at me
I know you look inside, and see what you made.
You took no pride in me
but now I'm your everything
it's finding out ya own me
not all of your gloating.
Must you keep looking at me.
Now you see what I am.
Trust, I knew what it was.
I don't forget things, thinking I'm nothing.
You took no pride in me
but now I'm your everything
it's finding out ya own(owe?) me
not all of your gloating.
Pride of me
No Pride
Why?
Must you keep looking at me
Before you looked the other way
Trust, I knew what it was
I don't forget things, look what you've made.
You took no pride in me
but now I'm your everything
it's finding out ya own(owe?) me
Strike three, bottom of the ninth
And you were batting back the tears
Feelin' like you let the whole world
Down, down, down
You and me, drivin' home in silence
I was searchin' through my words
Tryin' to find the perfect ones
To say out loud
Well, I don't remember
What it was I said to you
But I remember what it was
I wanted you to hear
Proud, I'm just so proud
I don't know how to say it any better
Proud, you make me proud
Win or lose, well it really doesn't matter
'Cause you step up to the plate
Swingin' for the fence
You're gonna change the world around you
I'm convinced
Just look how you're changin' me
We both know that sometimes
You make me crazy
And we both know that sometimes
We let each other down
But I want you to know whatever you do
Just because you are you
You will always be makin' me proud
I don't know how to say it any better
Proud, you make me proud
And win or lose, well it really doesn't matter
'Cause you step up to the plate
And swing for the fence
You're gonna change the world around you
I'm convinced
Just look how you're changin' me
You're making me proud
You're making me proud
(Russ Ballard)
Ackee Music, Inc. ASCAP
It could never be
Someone like you could part from me
You the open seas,
me with my long hair and my jeans.
Every where I go
A crowd of people stop to stare
They can't see it's you
But they don't believe,
but it's me who's standing there.
Proud, Ooo that makes me proud
Proud, that it makes me proud.
Years don't mean a thing
In fact it fills my mind with pride
When people see it's you
You know they can't believe it's me beside your side.
Proud, Ooo that makes me proud
Proud, that it makes me proud.
Makes me so proud,
yes you make me so proud.
Every where I go
A crowd of people stop to stare
They can't see it's you
But they don't believe,
but it's me who's standing there.
Proud, Ooo that makes me proud
Proud, that it makes me proud.
Makes me so proud,
Qui dove il mare luccica
E tira forte il vento
Su una vecchia terrazza
Davanti al golfo di Surriento
Un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
Dopo che aveva pianto
Poi si schiarisce la voce
E ricomincia il canto
Te voglio bene assai
Ma tanto tanto bene sai
E una catena ormai
Che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai
Vide le luci in mezzo al mare
Penso alle notti la in America
Ma erano solo le lampare
E la bianca scia d'un elica
Senti il dolore nella musica
E si alzo dal pianoforte ma quando
Vide la luna uscire da una nuvola
Gli sembro piu dolce anche la morte
Guardo negli occhi la ragazza
Quegli occhi verdi come il mare
Poi all'improvviso usci una lacrima
E lui credette di affogare
Te voglio bene assai ecc
Poi penso alla lirica, e al grande palco
Che con un po' di trucco e con la mimica
Puoi diventare un altro ma due occhi
Che ti guardano, cosi vicini e veri
Ti fan scordare le parole
O in fondo i tuoi pensieri
Cosi diventa tutto piccolo
Anche le notti la in America
Ti volti e vedi la tua vita
Come la scia d'un elica
Ma si, e la vita che finisce
Ma lui non ci pensava tanto
Anzi, si sentiva gia felice
E ricomincio il suo canto
Victim of your hate, now you are gonna hear me
Because I do it everyday to build my own way
I'm the only one who can change it
So I'm ready to face yourself all the time
I'm proud of being what I am
I'm proud I live with no fear of lose everything I got until now
I'm proud of being what I am
I'm proud
Victim of your hate, now you are gonna hear me
Because I do it everyday to build my own way
I'm the only one who can change it
So I'm ready to face yourself all the time
I'm proud of being what I am
I'm proud I live with no fear of lose everything I got until now
I'm proud of being what I am
I'm proud
I'm proud of being what I am [2x]
Freedom and blood
I make my mark and fight for tomorrow
Finally I've got something
Something I can raise my voice for
Fine tell them who you really want
Fine well you'll get yours and I'll get mine
Proud
I'm proud to be proud to see
They said proud
I'm proud to be proud to be me
They said tell me oh you've got to tell me
Freedom's rough
So we take our stand and fight for tomorrow
Finally we got something
Something we can bring down the house with
Fine tell them who you think you are
Fine tell them fine is what you are
And when you finally figure out what it is you need
You better think of me
No no no no
When I get up
I feel the rhythm in my fingers
I get up - I hear the rhythm in my laughter
Take a second look
You might find that I am stronger
Take a second look
You might find that you are stronger
Imagination inspiration
It's only fair that I tell you
I plan on leaving here tonight with my pride
It gets me every time
With my pride
When my strength was gone, and I just gave up on life
In my darkest place you were my guide
And you told me that I should live my life to the limit
When you fall down get back up and fight
Well the shape of my heart don't lie
I'm determined when you trust in me
It's all I need
Now I'm hoping, if you hear this
You believe that all that I do is to make you proud
Make me stronger, so that I rise up
Made my mind up
So that all that I do is to make you proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
all that I do is to make you proud
I never gave up then cause you said keep hope alive
The champion gives one last try yeeah
Said I deserve the best in life
I should be winning
Gotta spread your wings and prepare to fly
Well the shape of my heart don't lie
I'm determined with your faith in me
To make you see
Now I'm hoping, if you hear this
You believe that all that I do is to make you proud
Make me stronger, so that I rise up
Made my mind up
All that I do is to make you proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
All that I do is to make you proud
Nobody can tell me they were there for me
Before you came around
There was pain in every heart beat
But eventually you built my reserve to be strong
Now I'm hoping, if you hear this
You believe that all that I do is to make you proud
Now I'm hoping, if you hear this
You believe that all that I do is to make you proud
Make me stronger, so that I rise up
Made my mind up
All that I do is to make you proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
All that I do is to make you proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
Proud, proud, make you proud, proud
Freedom and blood
I make my mark and fight for tomorrow
Finally I've got something
Something I can raise my voice for
Fine tell them who you really want
Fine well you'll get yours and I'll get mine
Proud
I'm proud to be proud to see
They said proud
I'm proud to be proud to be me
They said tell me oh you've got to tell me
Freedom's rough
So we take our stand and fight for tomorrow
Finally we got something
Something we can bring down the house with
Fine tell them who you think you are
Fine tell them fine is what you are
And when you finally figure out what it is you need
You better think of me
No no no no
When I get up
I feel the rhythm in my fingers
I get up - I hear the rhythm in my laughter
Take a second look
You might find that I am stronger
Take a second look
You might find that you are stronger
Imagination inspiration
It's only fair that I tell you
I plan on leaving here tonight with my pride
It gets me every time
With my pride
I'm proud to be I'm proud to be me
People round me
got a strong feelin'
my habits ain't good
guess I'm losin'
some good ol' respect
in this neighbourhood
Give me a break
stop complaining so loud
as long as you don't know
what y'r talkin' about
Won't be long
before y'r gonna find out
y'r local misfit's gonna be
a national breakout
Gonna prove y'r smalltown
judgement wrong
Gonna do a lil' thing
to make you feel
PROUD
PROUD
Take life by the neck
& I won't let go
entertain this mob
like fightin' a bull in a rodeo
I don't wanna be poor
I gotta have a job
But not like everybody else
on the block
Take you by surprise
stop complaining so loud
Gonna do a lil' thing
to make you feel
PROUD
PROUD
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary, I can feel my soul
ascending
I am on my way, can't stop me now and you can do the
same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people if you make that break for
freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
Realize that to question is how we grow
So I step out of the ordinary, I can feel my soul
ascending
I am on my way, can't stop me now and you can do the
same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people if you make that break for
freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
We need a change, do it today
I can feel my spirit rising
We need a change, so do it today
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people if you make that
break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today?
You could be so many people just make that break for
freedom
Well I’ve been brave, and I have been there for my friends,
and I’ve been enslaved by stupid shit that should have surely meant my end,
prior convictions, while they will give me no reprieve,
I still try not to contradict things I’ve believed…
And sometimes when I wake, the morning light,
shows me the things that I’ve done right,
tells me I’ll make it through the day,
tells me I’ll make it through the night…
So if my dad could see me now would he be proud,
that I’ve become the man I am, that I don’t do just what’s allowed,
that I mean every word I say to every face that’s in this crowd,
so if you’re listening, I’ll play it loud…
And I’ve lashed out, just like an animal in pain,
and I’ve looked everywhere but me to point the blame,
and I’ve been selfish, and motivated by my fears,
and so impossible to deal with through the years…
And sometimes when I hear that sad old song,
it brings me right back to my wrongs,
it brings me right back to despair,
right back to fuck it, I don’t care,
but sometimes when I wake, the morning light,
shows me the things that I’ve done right,
tells me I’ll make it through the day,
tells me I’ll make it through the night…
So if my dad could see me now would he be proud,
that I’ve become the man I am, that I don’t do just what’s allowed,
that I mean every word I say to every face that’s in this crowd,
so if you’re listening, I’ll play it loud…
So if my dad could see me now would he be proud,
that I’ve become the man I am, that I don’t do just what’s allowed,
so just in case there is a heaven, and in case you’re looking down,
in case you’re listening, I’ll play it loud,
in case you’re listening, old man, I’ll play it loud,
All of my life I have watched you
climbing mountains, chasing dreams
All of my life you gave me everything
but you don't have to give the world to me
Just say you love me as I am,
say you want me as I am,
say I'm someone in your eyes,
that's all I want it to be
Oh, just let me go, I know one day if I'm allowed,
if I'm allowed, one day I'll make you proud
All of your life you've taken chances
you've broke the rules time after time
All of your life you've gone your own way,
so give me this chance, and I'll go mine
Why can't you say you love me as I am,
say you want me as I am,
say I'm someone in your eyes,
that's all I want it to be
Oh, just let me go, I know one day if I'm allowed,
if I'm allowed, one day I'll make you proud
Oh, one day I'll make you proud
And trying to please you now, it's all I seem to do
I'm holding my dreams down, it's breaking me in two
I've got to be me now 'cause there's already one of you
I'm on my knees so help me please
Please don't shoot me down
Though you can't see it now
It's been three weeks since I saw you Since I said goodbye to Everything I knew I thought that day would never come Well, I guess that I was wrong cause It's already come I miss the smiles I miss the laughs Sometimes I wish that things could just go back To the way they used to be When you were with me Take me back to all those times That we knew back before When we were running we were playing And we still knew nothing more The innocence we had could never last forever And daddy look at what I learned to play today Do you think that I'll be famous one day When you see me now I hope I make you proud So I'll spread these wings and try to fly And if I fail at least you know I tried I hope that I make you proud Even if I fall It's time to say goodbye it's now or never It has to end somewhere nothing lasts forever I loved you then I still love you now And I know nothing ever changed it No, not then, not now Life can change so suddenly So thanks for taking care of me I hope that I make you proud
All of my life I have watched you
climbing mountains, chasing dreams
All of my life you gave me everything
but you don't have to give the world to me
Just say you love me as I am,
say you want me as I am,
say I'm someone in your eyes,
that's all I want it to be
Oh, just let me go, I know one day if I'm allowed,
if I'm allowed, one day I'll make you proud
All of your life you've taken chances
you've broke the rules time after time
All of your life you've gone your own way,
so give me this chance, and I'll go mine
Why can't you say you love me as I am,
say you want me as I am,
say I'm someone in your eyes,
that's all I want it to be
Oh, just let me go, I know one day if I'm allowed,
if I'm allowed, one day I'll make you proud
Oh, one day I'll make you proud
And trying to please you now, it's all I seem to do
I'm holding my dreams down, it's breaking me in two
I've got to be me now 'cause there's already one of you
I'm on my knees so help me please
Please don't shoot me down
Though you can't see it now
i see holding on
getting strong
i feel something's wrong
my cold undone
and walk down
fall, drown
and walk away
don't make a sound
and walk away
just make us proud
i need nothing new
my simple few
i wake holding on
whatever's wrong
walk down
fall, drown
and walk away
don't make a sound
and walk away
just make us proud
and walk away
don't make a sound
and walk away
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
Realise that to question is how we grow
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
We need a change
Do it today
I can feel my spirit rising
We need a change
So do it today
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
You could be so many people?
Just make that break for freedom
PROUD
Proud is scared to act like
The girl escapes me this time, I regret
Of all the shame that you hide
I complete the same kind, I forget
Forced between this state
And a look to hesitate
The truth and I neglect
Cause I never told you
And when you're acting so proud like
Like you never had your doubts
You never said once like you were throwing it away
And then you're hanging round
Shining like the sun
Shocked everyone how it's making my day
And you, you can try so hard
With everything that's going wrong
I know you're strong and you're here for the change
You're never far away
You're making my day
Or you're throwing it away
What the hell have I meant
If this is how the day ends, I regret
Close your eyes and dream now
The world so far you're heart sounds
Alone and I connect
In all the ways I've dreamed you
I chose a song to reach you
But why it's sad again, only now I see it
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
Realise that to question is how we grow
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
We need a change
Do it today
I can feel my spirit rising
We need a change
So do it today
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
You could be so many people?
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
We had a quarrel the other day
And I just let you walk away
(CHORUS)
Cause I was proud
So proud and strong
Yes, I was much too proud
To say I was wrong
You turned back crying
And called to me
But I just stood there silently
(CHORUS)
Some other guy
Might have called to you
And said don't go
I need you so
But I wouldn't do it
No, I couldn't do it
And so I let you say goodbye
And I was proud I let you cry
Proud I held my head up high
And now I'm just a
Here I am in a city of strangers
I see lost my souls and broken
Hearts on the boulevard
I left it all to fulfill my dreams
It's been heartache and pain all along the road
I hope you understand me
And all the choices that I've made
I just can't make it up to you
'Cause I can't bring back the world
All in all I hope that I've made you proud
All in all I hope when you look me
In the eyes you'll say it's ok
All in all I hope that I've made you proud
'Cause I owe it all to you
Time just seems to slip away
You know I have no patience
But you're always there for me
When I fall down you pull me back up
You know I appreciate it all, I just can't tell you
Enough
I hope you understand me
And all the choices that I've made
I just can't make it up to you
'Cause I can't bring back the world
All in all I hope that I've made you proud
All in all I hope when you look me
In the eyes you'll say it's ok
All in all I hope that I've made you proud
[Verse 1:]
How do you start to write a song
For someone that words can't describe?
Do you begin with writing wrongs?
Or memories of your lives?
Maybe you tell a tale or two
Of things they have done for you
I might not know where to start
But I can tell you I
[Chorus:]
Am proud
To have you in my life
To grow up by your side
You gave your love to me
Unconditionally, and so
I'm proud
Of who I am today
From all the gifts you gave
You've inspired me to be proud
To love like you
[Verse 2:]
Every smile or every sigh
You always know just what to do
Some chocolate cake or apple pie
A warm glass of milk to go too
And when it seems my world is gone
You're telling me to hang on
I might not know where to go
But I can tell you I
[Bridge:]
What do you say
When saying "Thank you" is not quite right
I might not know where to end
So it's nearly time for me to go
but I want to thank you for being here
It's been a pleasure
I mean that truly
and now I'm going to do a convoluted tune
A composition that I'm particularly proud of
Never been a fellow to be down with the Gs
hardly ever collect felonies out on the street
My criminal record took minimal effort
to scribble and get all it down on a sheet
Me, I can do without the police
See, I'm a dude renowned to be tedious
No pissing about, I'm serious
I really just sit around on a seat
Read a book, put it down, have a wee
'til I feel I've had enough then I slouch in my PJs
These days when I'm counting my sheep
it takes me ages drowsing to sleep
Feel I'm thousands of feet out of my league
like a floundering dinghy down in the deep
People shouting at me I'm not allowed on a beat
but there's four times more that'll tell me I'm sweet
I found my release when I bought me a mic
and recorded a tight lyric down on a beat
with the sound so loud that the speakers
melt with the heat cos I'm Dan to the B
One, two, I'm counting to three
then I want you, to bounce to the beat
From the North to the West to the South to the East
we can all get well rowdy
I oughtn't lie, I mean demographically
there's a hypothesis I support:
that I am the more priviliged in all of society
quite unlike the baller I try and be
I was born in a nice region
and brought up politely
so I was taught to mind my Ps and Qs
and make way for OAPs in queues
I'm a decent dude, peaceful too
but on a beat I speak with lethal truth
This sequel to my debut album's
a way to tell them the good news:
That I'm a middle class kid from the Midlands
less "safe" more like "how you diddling?"
I'm like a Polo without the middle in
more whole than the hole to fill it in
though I'm a bitter kid, just a little bit
bringing mint lyrics but no-one's listening
but I'm in the zone and I'm coveting the throne
so I'm not gonna give it in, gloves coming off and I'm boxing until I win
Watch when I'm in the ring
roundhouse my doubts, bopping them in the chin
Plot thickening along with the smoke
but I'm not gonna choke - I've got ventolin
Like when I kicked my bong and it broke
it allowed me the freedom to breathe the air again
and now that I'm clean and the songs that I wrote then
are out and they're seen I am proud to be me
You could tell when I'd been chilling out with some weed
I couldn't leave the house, you could smell the Febreze
Now when I'm out on an evening in town I'm a demon
downing indecent amounts of Ribena
'til I'm down on my knees and in pieces
weeping shouting "help me, please"
but when I'm having doubts about my belief
I just tell myself that I'm proud to be me
One, two, I'm counting to three
then I want you, to bounce to the beat
From the North to the West to the South to the East
It comes creeping out
Moving slowly making no sound
It comes seeping in
Through every pore of my skin
Now you’re making me
Now you’re breaking me
Now you’re something else
Now I’m losing it
I’m too proud
And all the drugs in the world
Can’t save me now
Just got to get out
All of a sudden I’m locked out
Of all of the love that I have found
With all of the hope that I have held
My life, my hear, my music, I have bled for this and
believe in what I do I'm not a fake and no one knows the
love and hate the fighting,crying, time I've spent with
something that I've worked so hard for I'm proud, I'm not
ashamed and I believe in what I do I am proud and this
was done by us and no one else but us I am proud and I
don't want to be star cause I don't care
Trouble,trouble,trouble hurry on the double and I don't
care about the money cause if I did I would have quit
this years before I gave up everything thankful to be
