Proud

[00:00.25] As far back as my brain will let me travel
[00:03.72] I remember my grandma telling me, "Todrick, there are three things in life you can't escape: death, taxes and Sunday school."
[00:13.37] Well, turns out she was right!
[00:15.82] Come rain or shine, I was there every single Sunday mornin' service
[00:20.65] And since all my grandma's other eleven grandsons took to playin' sports and chasin' women
[00:26.38] They left all the singin' to me
[00:28.34] When I reach those gates
[00:30.40] When I see your face
[00:32.66] I hope you're proud of me
[00:34.86] I hope you're proud
[00:37.82] Cause I'm spendin' all my days
[00:40.29] Trying to find a way
[00:42.28] To make you proud of me
[00:44.80] To make you proud
[00:46.92] Cause I just wanna be a
[00:47.90] Soldier in the army
[00:49.83] I'm all yours if you want me
[00:52.09] Take my hand and just call me
[00:54.67] Call me yours
[00:57.22] Soldier in the army
[00:59.43] I'm all yours if you want me
[01:01.75] Take my hand and just call me
[01:04.10] Call me yours
[01:06.32] I probably sang those songs a million times growing up, but they always felt so good to me
[01:12.75] So much soul went into the lyrics and melody
[01:16.00] You couldn't help but stomp and clap when you heard 'em
[01:18.95] I didn't always know exactly what I was singing about, all I know is I felt something in those songs I couldn't explain
[01:25.62] When I stand before your throne
[01:28.28] When you call me home
[01:30.11] I hope you're proud of me
[01:32.54] I hope you're proud
[01:35.53] Cause I know it won't be long
[01:37.74] I'm fightin' hard and strong
[01:40.02] To make you proud of me
[01:41.85] To make you proud
[01:44.49] Cause I just wanna be a
[01:45.61] Soldier in the army (yeah)
[01:47.58] I'm all yours if you want me (I'm all yours)
[01:50.18] Take my hand and just call me
[01:51.86] Call me yours
[01:54.94] Soldier in the army (Soldier in your army)
[01:57.39] I'm all yours if you want me (I'm all yours)
[01:59.64] Take my hand and just call me
[02:01.62] Call me yours
[02:07.39] Now I was always different, and in the small town of [?], Texas where I'm from
[02:12.46] People like to let you know just how different they thought you were
[02:15.42] They called me 'weird', 'punk', 'faggot', 'sissy'
[02:21.33] But my mama just called me 'special'
[02:25.14] I don't remember much from my childhood
[02:27.18] But one moment I do remember vividly, partially because it changed my life, but mostly because I don't have that many moments with my father to remember
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