Album: Tribute to Merle Haggard
Things I learned in a hobo jungle
Were things they never taught me in a classroom,
Like where to find a handout
While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon
Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin',
Just talkin' to myself man to man
This ole' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take alot of doin'
But I take alot of pride in what I am
I guess I grew up a loner,
I don't remember ever havin' any folks around
But I keep thumbin' through the phone books,
And lookin' for my daddy's name in every town
And I meet lots of friendly people,
That I always end up leavin' on the lam
Where I've been or where I'm goin'
Didn't take alot of knowin',
But I take alot of pride in what I am
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I never travel in a hurry,
'Cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere
Home is anywhere I'm livin',
If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square,
Or if I'm workin' on some road gang,
Or just livin' off the fat of our great land
I never been nobody's idol, But at least I got a title,
And I take alot of pride in what I am
I never been nobody's idol, But at least I got a title,
And I take alot of pride in what I am
I take alot of pride in what I am
I take alot of pride in what I am