PRIDE - Corey Smith

I read P-R-I-D-E on the bulletin board, first day of my Sophomore year

Eastpak on my shoulder, Nikes on my feet

Dragging slack, I was busting in my baggy jeans

I thought «Psh, whatever» and I rolled my eyes

Went strutting down the hall to give my boys high-fives

The friends I made back then, are my real friends now

I still see 'em when we go hang out

In town, down the road from the halls we came of aging

Now I get it

Pride, was a capital letter on my baseball cap

It’s what held us together around this dot on the map

Now its the color I bleed and the stitches in my shoes and my jacket

Match it, pride

I read P-R-I-D-E on the cheerleader sign on the field on a Friday night

I wasn’t on the team, I wasn’t in the band

Just another twelfth man up in the stands

Flying off my feet when the hometeam scored

Laughing at the visitors, pointing at the scoreboard

Sure, I got carried away, but I didn’t mean harm

Just a fan of where I was from

The stadium lights shine bright on us all

Win, or lose, or draw

Pride, was a capital letter on my baseball cap

It’s what held us together around this dot on the map

Now its the color I bleed and the stitches in my shoes and my jacket

Match it, pride

I was a country boy, but I wasn’t a redneck

A solid «B» student on my college prep trek

I had ambition, plans of moving on

But I graduated college then I came back home

Because the trees grow strong when their roots run deep

And this town is the only place I can sound asleep

P-R-I-D-E is in my heart and soul

It’s something I want my children to know

So I keep believing, no plans on leaving

Even if we have a losing season

Pride, was a capital letter on my baseball cap

It’s what held us together around this dot on the map

Now its the color I bleed and the stitches and my stitches, and my stitches,

and my stitches, and my stitches

Pride, was a capital letter on my baseball cap

It’s what held us together around this dot on the map

Now its the color I bleed and the stitches in my shoes and my jacket

Match it, pride

Pride, pride, pride

Yeah, I got pride