[ti:I Should Be Proud]
[ar:Martha Reeves & The Vandellas]
[al:Motown Legends: Jimmy Mack/Heat Wave]
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[00:00.00]I Should Be Proud (Single Version|Mono) - Martha & The Vandellas
[00:01.99]Written by：Joe Hinton/Pamela Sawyer/Henry Cosby
[00:03.98]I was under the dryer when the telegram came
[00:09.19]Private john c miller was shot down in vietnam
[00:14.69]Through my tears i read no more information at this time
[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
[00:35.67]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
[00:45.83]Now i prayed night & day that my johnny wouldn't die love
[00:52.77]Faith & hope was all that kept me alive
[00:58.01]Then 6 weeks later came that cold & heartless letter
[01:02.73]Private johnny was killed in action number 54327
[01:07.79]And they say that i should be proud
[01:11.54]He was keepin' me free
[01:13.46]They say that i should be proud
[01:16.51]Those too blind to see
[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
[01:52.85]They shipped him home with medals of honor & glory
[01:57.69]Even our local paper ran a front-page story
[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
[02:16.25]He was fightin' for me
[02:18.08]They say that i should be proud
[02:21.13]Those too blind to see
[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
[02:34.82]I should be proud of my johnny
[02:39.60]They tell me that i should be proud
[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