I started life down at the bottom There were those who kept me there And I did things I'm not proud of To see if anybody caredㅤ That's the wrong kind of attention I was young and dumb and loud Now I'm quiet and I'm older Would you believe I'm almost proud? Almost proud, almost proud Somehow I landed here, I don't know how Almost proud, almost proud I'm better when I'm not part of the crowd When I think of where I came from and all I've been allowed It makes me, for a minute, almost proud ♪ Now I'd grow a little garden If I could keep away the deer We would have us quite a harvest It's so peaceful living here And I planted her some roses And it seems we're good for now There's a cardinal at my feeder And it makes me almost proud Almost proud, almost proud Somehow I landed here, I don't know how Almost proud, almost proud I'm better when I'm not part of the crowd When I think of where I came from, all I've been allowed It makes me, for a minute, almost proud When I think of where I came from and all I've been allowed It makes me, for a minute, almost proud